* § 877. Office of business permits. 1. There is hereby created in the executive department an office of business permits. The head of the office shall be the director of business permits who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor.

Terms Used In N.Y. Executive Law 877

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Director: means the director of the office of business permits. See N.Y. Executive Law 876
  • Office: means the office of business permits created by this article. See N.Y. Executive Law 876
  • State agency: means any department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, council or agency of the state, or a public benefit corporation or public authority at least one of whose members is appointed by the governor. See N.Y. Executive Law 876

2. The director shall devote his whole time and capacity to his duties as director. He shall receive an annual salary to be fixed by the governor within the amount made available therefor by appropriation and shall be allowed his actual and necessary expenses in the performance of his duties.

3. The director shall direct the work of the office and shall be the chief executive officer of the office. The director may appoint such officers and employees as he may deem necessary, prescribe their duties, fix their compensation, and provide for the reimbursement of their expenses, all within amounts made available therefor by appropriation.

4. The director shall report to the secretary to the governor on the activities of the office to ensure their consistency with the overall economic development policies of the state.

5. The secretary to the governor, working with state agency heads concerned with economic affairs shall assure that the activities of the office are fully coordinated with related activities of state agencies providing related services.

* NB Authority of office terminated per § 893 December 31, 1995