The fifth member, with experience managing major fund assets, would be appointed directly by the comptroller.
An on-time budget requires absolutely no action by the comptroller.
Historically, Countrywide's bank subsidiary was overseen by the comptroller, while the Federal Reserve supervised its home loans unit.
Citigroup, America's and the world's single most-global financial institution, is regulated by the Comptroller of the Currency.
Some of the issues cited by the comptroller — who, like Mr. Cuomo, is a Democrat — were familiar.
She said the report, released yesterday by the comptroller, H. Carl McCall, a Democratic candidate for governor, was partisan.
Yesterday, company officials disputed suggestions by the comptroller that there was a "scheme between Maximus and the state employee".
On Monday, the mayor declared that he was satisfied that the accounts could be overseen by the comptroller.
Mr. Hevesi, who has done such important work, also needs to continue pushing for more oversight authority by the comptroller.
Marriott contends that it does not owe the $3.6 million cited by the comptroller because the original sum had been paid in 1998.
New York State's fund, which is run by the comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, a former state assemblyman with no previous investment experience, lost $40 billion in 2008.
