N.Y. Pub. Hous. Law § 560
A municipal housing authority, to be known as the city of Sherrill housing authority, is hereby created and established for the city of Sherrill in the county of Oneida for the accomplishment of any or all the purposes specified in 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 not less than three nor more than five members. It shall have the power and duties now or hereafter conferred by this chapter upon municipal housing authorities. It shall be organized in the manner prescribed by and subject to the provisions of this chapter, and the authority, its members, officers and employees and its operations and activities shall in all respects be governed by the provisions of this chapter.
N.Y. Pub. Hous. Law § 560