Relates to the number of persons recommended for appointment to the commission for the governor to choose from

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Monica Martinez says this is needed

The Republic Airport Commission (RAC) serves as an advisory council to the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) with respect to the administration and management of Republic Airport, located in East Farmingdale in Suffolk County. The current process for nominating and appointing members to the RAC requires three names for each vacancy looking to be filled, all of which must meet the residency requirements for the seat. The existing residency requirements themselves are unnecessarily complex, with town and locality specifica- tions, and an overarching mandate that the board be composed of six members from Suffolk, and three from Nassau. This legislation would amend this process and simplify the residency requirements by removing the specific town and locality residency mandates, and instead simply require that the nominee be a resident of Suffolk or Nassau County, eliminating the 6-3-County composition. It would also remove the requirement that a list of three candidates be submitted for each vacant seat that an appointment is being made for and eliminate the need for Senate confirmation. Lastly, this bill would standardize the terms of each initial appointment to four years each. These changes will simplify the overall process, expand the pool of candidates available to be recommended for nomination, and will reduce unnecessary delays and redundancy in filling appointments to the Commis- sion.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.