N.Y. County Law § 908
Appointment and salary of county clerks
New York · New York County Law · Status: effective · Effective 2014-09-22
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§ 908. Appointment and salary of county clerks. 1. The county clerks
of the counties comprising the city of New York shall be appointed and
removable in pursuance of section thirteen of article thirteen of the
constitution.
2. Each of the county clerks of the counties comprising the city of
New York shall receive an annual salary of not less than the minimum
annual compensation received by a justice of the supreme court of the
state of New York elected from the same judicial district in which the
county for which the county clerk serves is located.
3. Said salaries shall be in lieu of all other fees or forms of
compensation for services rendered in the performance of the duties of
the office.
4. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this section or of any
other law, the salaries of any such county clerks may be increased by
the chief administrator of the courts upon the recommendation of the
administrative board of the courts, provided that if the salaries of any
such county clerks are thus increased above the salaries provided for in
this section, such salaries may likewise be decreased to any salaries
not lower than the salaries provided for in this section.