If the vacancy occurs while the Legislature is in recess, the governor makes an ad interim appointment, which expires at the end of the next regular session of the Senate. (ballotpedia.org)
The chorus of voices calling for Underwood's interim appointment includes former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, Republicans in the state Senate, the editorial boards of The New York Times, New York Daily News, New York Post, Newsday and the good - government group, Common Cause New York. (politico.com)
The long and short of it is that most coaches are interim appointments. (worldsoccer.com)