§ 3303. Westchester county health care corporation. 1. (a) There is\nhereby created a state board to be known as the Westchester county\nhealth care corporation which shall be a body corporate and politic\nconstituting a public benefit corporation.\n (b) The corporation shall be governed by fifteen voting directors of\nwhich eight directors shall be appointed by the governor and seven\ndirectors shall be appointed by the legislature of the county of\nWestchester subject to approval by the county executive. The governor\nshall make appointments to the corporation as follows: three directors\nfrom a recommendation submitted by the county executive; three directors\nfrom a recommendation submitted by the legislature of the county of\nWestchester; one director, who shall be a resident of Westchester\ncounty, from a recommendation submitted by the speaker of the assembly;\none director, who shall be a resident of Westchester county, from a\nrecommendation submitted by the temporary president of the senate.\n The terms of the initial voting directors appointed by the governor\nshall be five years for such directors appointed upon recommendation of\nthe temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly.\nThe terms of the initial voting directors appointed by the governor upon\nthe recommendation of the county executive shall be five years for one,\nfour years for one and three years for one. The terms of the initial\nvoting directors appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of\nthe legislature of the county shall be four years for two and three\nyears for one. The terms of the initial voting directors appointed by\nthe legislature of the county with the approval of the county executive\nshall be one year for three of such directors, two years for three of\nsuch directors and three years for one of such directors.\n (c) Each voting director should possess a high degree of experience\nand knowledge in relevant fields and a high degree of interest in the\ncorporation. The appointment of any voting director to the corporation\nshall be based in part on the objective of ensuring that the corporation\nincludes diverse and beneficial perspectives and experience, including,\nbut not limited to, those of business management, law, finance, medical\nand/or other health professionals, health sector workers, and the\npatient or consumer perspective.\n 2. There shall be four non-voting representatives which shall include\nthe chief executive officer of the corporation as appointed by the\nvoting directors of the board, one representative selected by the county\nexecutive, one selected by the majority leader of the county board of\nlegislators and one selected by the minority leader of the county board\nof legislators. Such representatives shall have all of the rights and\npowers of the voting directors other than the right and power to vote\nincluding, but not limited to, the right to equal access to information.\n 3. (a) All voting directors shall continue to hold office until their\nsuccessors are appointed and qualify. All subsequent appointments shall\nbe for a term of five years and may be eligible for reappointment.\n (b) Vacancies occurring otherwise than by expiration of term of office\nshall be filled for the unexpired terms in the manner provided for\noriginal appointment. All directors and non-voting representatives shall\ncontinue to hold office until their successors are appointed and have\nqualified. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as provided for\noriginal appointment. Vacancies occurring otherwise than by expiration\nof terms of office, shall be filled by appointment for unexpired terms.\nMembers may be removed from office by the board for inefficiency,\nneglect of duty or misconduct in office, after the board has given such\nmember a copy of the charges against him or her or opportunity to be\nheard in person or by counsel in his or her defense, upon not less than\nten days notice.\n 4.
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