§ 964. Long Island South Shore Estuary reserve council. 1. There is
hereby established a Long Island South Shore Estuary reserve council to
assist in the development, advise in the implementation, and review the
effectiveness of a comprehensive management plan for the Long Island
South Shore Estuary Reserve that the state and local governments may
implement.

2. The council shall consist of twenty-three voting members: the
secretary of state, who shall be the chair; the county executive of the
county of Nassau; the county executive of the county of Suffolk; the
supervisor of the city of Long Beach, the supervisors of the towns of
Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Babylon, Islip, Brookhaven and Southampton; a
mayor, appointed by the conference of mayors, from a village bordering
the South Shore Estuary to represent the villages within the South Shore
Estuary Reserve, all of the aforementioned whom may appoint a designee;
the chair of the citizens advisory committee; the chair of the technical
advisory committee; a member of the Great South Bay Audubon Society, the
dean of the Marine Sciences Research Center at Stony Brook or his or her
designee, a member of the New York Sportsfishing Federation, a
representative of the Long Island Association, and a representative of
the Long Island Builders Institute, Incorporated, however, if any of the
previous five member organizations decline to serve on the council, a
replacement organization which represents the same interests as the
organization that is vacating shall be nominated by a majority of the
remaining voting members of the council and appointed by the secretary
of state; the secretary of state shall appoint one member who shall be a
representative of a property owner association from a community or
communities bordering the South Shore Estuary to represent the interests
of property owners within the South Shore Estuary Reserve; the county
executive of the county of Nassau shall appoint two members, one of whom
shall be a representative of the marina industry and one of whom shall
be a representative of a regional environmental organization; the county
executive of the county of Suffolk shall appoint two members, one of
whom shall be a representative of a local baymen's association and one
of whom shall be a representative of the charter or party boat industry.
All members shall reside in Nassau or Suffolk county and shall have
demonstrated expertise in the functional areas to be addressed by the
council.

3. The department shall convene and conduct the council's meetings and
record and prepare minutes.

4. Terms of appointment. The terms of all members who are elected
public officials shall be concurrent with their terms of office. All
other members shall serve for a term of four years or thereafter until a
successor is appointed. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made
for the remainder of the affected term in the same manner as the
original appointment was made. Such appointment shall be made within
sixty days of the date the position becomes vacant.

5. Thirteen voting members shall constitute a quorum. Any action
requiring a vote or any adoption by the council shall require an
affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the voting members.

6. If any member of the council fails to attend at least sixty percent
of the meetings during a period of twelve consecutive months, the
department shall notify the designating authority.

7. The members of the council shall serve without compensation and
shall not be reimbursed for personal expenses.