N.Y. RCO Law § 328

§ 328. Meetings of trustees. Meetings of the trustees of an\nincorporated United Methodist church may be held at stated intervals or\nmay be called by giving at least twenty-four hours notice thereof\npersonally or by mail to all trustees and such meeting may be called and\nsuch notice given by the pastor, the secretary of the board of trustees,\nor by any two of the trustees, but by the unanimous consent of the\ntrustees a meeting may be held without previous notice thereof. Some\nmember of the board of trustees elected for that purpose shall be\npresident or chairman, or the pastor may preside without vote. A\nmajority of the whole number of trustees shall constitute a quorum for\nthe transaction of business at any meeting lawfully convened. In case of\na tie vote at a meeting of the trustees, the presiding officer of such\nmeeting, if he be a trustee, shall, notwithstanding he has voted once,\nhave an additional casting vote, or, if the presiding officer be the\npastor, the secretary of the board shall have the additional casting\nvote.\n