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Administrative History
The Board of Managers appointed the first Acting Committee at a meeting in November 1824, shortly after the first inmate was admitted.
The first Chairman of the Acting Committee was former mayor of New York City, Stephen Allen. According to the 1849 "Rules and Regulations," the Acting Committee consisted of 7 members of the Board of Managers, who served on a rotating basis. The Bylaws of 1854 changed its name to Executive Committee and reduced its membership to 3. At first the Committee met bi-weekly, then weekly, later monthly.
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