§ 629. Elmira urban renewal agency. An urban renewal agency, to be
known as the Elmira urban renewal agency, is hereby established for the
accomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in articles
fifteen and fifteen-A of this chapter and in accordance with article
eighteen of the constitution of the state of New York. It shall
constitute a body corporate and politic, be perpetual in duration and
consist of the mayor, the six council members and the city manager in an
ex-officio capacity. It shall have the powers and duties now or
hereafter conferred by article fifteen-A of this chapter upon municipal
renewal agencies. It shall be organized in the manner prescribed by and
subject to the provisions of article fifteen-A of this chapter and the
agency, its members, officers and employees and its operations and
activities shall in all respects be covered by the provisions of such
article.