NY Soc Serv L § 73 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 3 - County Public Welfare Districts 73 - Power of the Board of Supervisors to Change the Administrative System of the County Social Services District.

§  73.  Power of the board of supervisors to change the administrative system of the county social services district.  When pursuant to section seventy-two, the board of supervisors has adopted a resolution directing that the cost of all public assistance and care shall be a charge on the county social services district:   1.  The county social services district shall, after the date fixed by such resolution, be responsible for administration of public  assistance and  care  in  all  of  the  towns  of  its  district and thereafter all provisions of this chapter as to the powers and duties of towns  and  of town social services officers shall be inoperative in such county social services district.  The appointment of all town social services officers and  employees  shall  terminate  on the date when such resolution takes effect.   2.  (a)  Such resolution shall not take effect in a city in  a  county social   services  district  unless  it  is  confirmed  by  act  of  the legislative body of the city in accordance with the provisions  of  this paragraph.    The  legislative  body  of  such  a  city  may confirm the resolution of the board of supervisors (1) on or before the first day of October in the year in which such resolution was adopted by the board of supervisors, and make such confirmation effective on the  first  day  of January next succeding such confirmation, provided the resolution of the board  of  supervisors  takes  effect  in  the towns of the county on or before such first day of January, or (2) at any other time or date,  and make  such  confirmation effective on any date not earlier than the date the resolution of the board of supervisors takes effect in the towns  of the  county,  provided  the  board  of  supervisors  shall by resolution specifically approve such confirmation.  (b)  On the day after a city confirms a resolution  of  the  board  of supervisors pursuant to paragraph (a), the mayor or the city clerk shall send  a written notice of such confirmation to the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county.  He shall also send a copy of such notice  to the  county  commissioner of social services and the county commissioner shall thereupon notify the department.  (c)  If a city in the county social services  district  shall  confirm the  resolution  of  the  board  of  supervisors  in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a), the county social services district  shall, on  and after the effective date of such confirmation be responsible for administration  of  public  assistance  and  care  in  such  city,   and thereafter all provisions of this chapter as to the powers and duties of a  city in a county social services district and of city social services officers shall be inoperative in such city.  (d)  Unless and until a city in the county  social  services  district shall  confirm  the resolution of the board of supervisors in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a), the responsibility  of  such  city for  assistance  and care in its territory shall not be affected by such resolution, and the city shall be governed by  the  provisions  of  this chapter  and  other  laws relating to cities which form part of a county social services district and to city social services officers;  and  the city  shall continue to be responsible for the cost of public assistance and care under the provisions of subdivision two of section  sixty-nine, except as otherwise provided in title three-a of this article.  The cost of  any  assistance and care given to local charges residing or found in such city, paid  by  the  county  social  services  district  under  the provisions of subdivision three of section sixty-nine, shall be a charge on the county social services district.   3.  The board of supervisors shall make such additional appropriations and  authorize  the  appointment of such number of deputy commissioners, other assistants and employees as  it  may  deem  necessary  to  provide  adequate  administration of the public assistance and care for which the county social services district is made responsible under the provisions of this section.