Mayor of New York City have been appointed with their areas of responsibility defined by the appointing mayor. There are currently five deputy mayors, all of whom report directly to the mayor. Deputy mayors do not have any right to succeed to the mayoralty in the case of vacancy or incapacity of the mayor. (The order of succession is the Public Advocate of the City of New York, then the Comptroller of the City of New York.) The current deputy mayors are: "The mayor has the power to appoint and remove the commissioners of more than 40 city agencies and members of City boards and
Lawrie Willett be appointed to that role. In October 1984, he was appointed Chairman of the Superannuation Fund Investment Trust, handling the compulsory superannuation contributions of Commonwealth Public Servants. Willett was appointed Charles Sturt University Chancellor in 2002. He served in the role for 12 years, welcoming Michele Allan as his successor in 2014. While Chancellor, Willett was instrumental in the establishment of the veterinary science program at the University, and the institution grew to become the largest provider of higher education in regional Australia. In June 1994, Willett was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to public