608 - Ithaca urban renewal agency.

§  608. Ithaca urban renewal agency. A municipal urban renewal agency,  to be known as the Ithaca 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, shall be perpetual in duration,  and shall consist of five  members  including  the  mayor.  Appointments  shall be made by the mayor with the approval of a majority of members of  the  common council and they shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. A  member shall continue to hold office until his  successor  is  appointed  and  has qualified. 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 be  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 governed by the provisions  of  such  article.