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NY Soc Serv L § 74-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 3-A - Integration of Local Public Welfare Administration 74-A - Administration of Assistance by County for City; Reimbursements and Advances; Cost to County to Be Raised by Tax on Taxable Property of City and to Be

§   74-a.      Administration   of  assistance  by  county  for  city;   reimbursements and advances; cost to county  to  be  raised  by  tax  on   taxable property of city and to be included in county tax levy.  1.  The   county  shall  administer  in and for the city the public assistance and   care for the administration of which the city is responsible  and  shall   be entitled to all reimbursements and advances against reimbursements on   account  of  the  assistance  and care so administered to which the city   would otherwise be entitled and which would otherwise be payable to  the   city in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.2.    The  cost  to  the  county  of  all  assistance  and  care  thus   administered by the county in and for the city shall be a charge against   and be levied as a tax upon the taxable property of  the  city  and  the   amount  to  be  so  raised by tax shall be included by the county in its   next ensuing tax levy.3.   This section is applicable only  to  those  cities  described  in   subdivision one of section seventy-four of this chapter.
NY Soc Serv L § 74-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 3-A - Integration of Local Public Welfare Administration 74-H - Appeals and Reviews.

§  74-h.    Appeals  and  reviews.    1.    A social services official   responsible in an  individual  case  for  either  the  authorization  of   assistance  or  the  investigation of the application for assistance and   the making of a recommendation relative to such application  shall  have   the  right to appeal to the department from a decision made in such case   by another social services official.Upon receiving such an appeal, the department shall  issue  a  written   determination  which  shall  be  binding  on  all  the  social  services   officials involved in such appeal.2.  The department on its own motion  may  review  any  case  for  the   purpose  of  determining whether assistance and care has been adequately   or properly provided.  After making such a review,  the  department  may   issue  such  written  determination  as  it  may  deem  proper, and such   determination shall be binding on  all  the  social  services  officials   concerned.
NY Soc Serv L § 77 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 4 - City Public Welfare Districts 77 - City Commissioners of Public Welfare; Appointment of Staff.

§ 77.  City commissioners of public welfare; appointment of staff.  1.   There shall be a city commissioner of public welfare in each city public   welfare  district,  who  shall administer the public assistance and care   for which the city public welfare district is responsible.2.   The officer appointed, in accordance  with  section  one  hundred   sixteen  of  this chapter, to administer public assistance and care in a   city which is constituted a city public welfare district, shall have the   powers and perform  the  duties  of  the  city  commissioner  of  public   welfare.3.    When  the duties of a city commissioner are by the provisions of   special or local law relating to the city  assigned  to  more  than  one   department  of  the  city government, the administrative officer of each   such department shall have such of the powers and perform  such  of  the   duties  of a city commissioner as may be applicable to the work assigned   to such department, and all the provisions of this chapter shall  be  so   interpreted.4.    The  city  commissioner  of  public welfare shall appoint deputy   commissioners, assistants and employees authorized  by  the  legislative   body  of  the city and shall direct their work.  When authorized by such   legislative body such city commissioner may appoint attorneys to perform   duties other than those assigned to  the  corporation  counsel  or  city   attorney.    However,  if  such  city  commissioner shall approve and if   authorized by such legislative body, such attorneys may, in addition  to   performing  the  duties  assigned  to them by such city commissioner, be   deputized by the corporation counsel or city attorney to perform  duties   on  his  behalf  in  connection with the work of the welfare department.   The city commissioner shall appoint physicians to visit sick persons  in   their homes when authorized by the legislative body of such city.
NY Soc Serv L § 78 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 4 - City Public Welfare Districts 78 - Citizens Advisory Committees.

§  78.   Citizens advisory committees.  In accordance with federal and   state regulations, each city social services commissioner shall  appoint   a citizens advisory committee or committees to exercise and perform such   functions,  powers  and  duties as the regulations of the department may   require.
NY Soc Serv L § 79 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 4 - City Public Welfare Districts 79 - Plan for the Homeless.

§  79.  Plan for the homeless. The mayor of New York city shall submit   to the legislature and the governor a copy of the  revised  and  updated   five-year  plan  for  housing  the  homeless  in  New York city which is   required under section 21-121 of the administrative code of the city  of   New York, no later than February fourteenth of each year.
NY Soc Serv L § 80 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 5 - Records, Reports, Funds and Appropriations 80 - Records.

§  80.  Records.  All social services officials shall keep the records   required by this chapter and the department.
NY Soc Serv L § 81 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 5 - Records, Reports, Funds and Appropriations 81 - Reports.

§  81.   Reports.   1.  The county commissioner shall make:  (a)  Such reports and furnish such information to the department with  respect  to the  work  of the county social services district as is required by this chapter and the department.  (b)  An annual report to the board of supervisors concerning the  work of  the  county  social services district and additional reports at such times and covering such facts as the board of supervisors may require.  (c)  If any of the cost of assistance and care paid for by the  county social  services  district  is  charged  back  to  the  towns and cities thereof, a report to the county treasurer at the end of the fiscal year, stating the per capita maintenance cost per day in the county  home  and an itemized statement of the amount to be charged each town and city for the  assistance and care given either in the county home or elsewhere to persons residing or found in each town or city and a  statement  of  all expenditures and receipts in behalf of such persons.  (d)   Current reports to the city and town social services officers of persons residing in their cities and towns who are in receipt of  public assistance and care from the county.   2.  A town social services officer shall make:  (a)    An  annual  report  to  the  town board concerning his work and additional reports at such times and covering such  facts  as  the  town board may require.  (b)    An  annual report to the county commissioner and any additional reports at such time and covering such facts as may be required  by  the county commissioner or the department.   3.  A city commissioner of social services shall make:  (a)    Such  reports to the department with respect to his work as are required by this chapter and the department.  (b)   An annual report to the mayor  of  the  city  or  to  any  other official  or  board  authorized  to  receive  such report and additional reports at such times and covering such facts as may be required.   4.  Such annual reports shall include an  itemized  statement  of  all money received by the social services official and all money expended by him,  and  a  detailed  statement  in regard to the recipients of public assistance and care.   Town and  city  social  services  officers  shall furnish  the  county  commissioner with all data, relating to their work and persons in receipt of  public  assistance  and  care,  necessary  to enable  the  county  commissioner  to  make  the reports required by the department.
NY Soc Serv L § 82 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 5 - Records, Reports, Funds and Appropriations 82 - Accounts.

§  82.    Accounts.    All  social  services officials shall keep such   accounts regarding the receipt and disbursements of the social  services   funds,  and of any trust funds, as may be required by law or directed by   the department.
NY Soc Serv L § 83 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 5 - Records, Reports, Funds and Appropriations 83 - County Social Services Funds.

§  83.   County social services funds.  1.  The county treasurer shall   be the treasurer of the county social services district.2.  Except as hereinafter provided, disbursements  for  administration   and  public  assistance and care from county social services funds shall   be made only on warrants  drawn  by  the  county  commissioner  for  the   payment  of  bills  and claims, in accordance with the provisions of law   relating to such county and after audit  by  such  county  commissioner,   except  that in counties having a county comptroller or a county auditor   such claims shall be audited by the county comptroller or county auditor   after approval by the county commissioner.3.  Payments for board and incidental expenses of children  cared  for   in  boarding  homes  or  in  the  homes  of relatives or in institutions   maintained by an authorized agency provided under title two  of  article   six  or  on  order  of  the family court of the county, may be made upon   schedules showing the names of the persons  or  institutions  with  whom   such  children  are  boarded, the names of children boarded with each of   them, the monthly rate of board to be paid  for  each  such  child,  the   period  covered  by  each such schedule, the amount due for the board of   each child during such period, an itemized account of the amount allowed   for incidentals, if any, in the case of each child, and the total amount   due to each such person or institution, verified by the commissioner and   audited  as  hereinbefore  provided  and  without  the  presentation  of   verified bills or claims by such persons or institutions.
NY Soc Serv L § 84 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 5 - Records, Reports, Funds and Appropriations 84 - County Commissioner's Revolving Fund.

§  84.   County commissioner's revolving fund.  A board of supervisors   may authorize the county treasurer to furnish  the  county  commissioner   with  an  emergency revolving fund.  Moneys from this fund shall be used   only where it would be a hardship on the applicant or recipient to  wait   for  the  issuance  of  a grant in accordance with regularly established   disbursement procedures.  Reimbursement of expenditures from  this  fund   shall  be  made  at  least  monthly  upon  the  presentation of itemized   statements  or  vouchers  chargeable  to  the  appropriate  programs  of   assistance in accordance with established procedures.
NY Soc Serv L § 85 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 5 - Records, Reports, Funds and Appropriations 85 - Monthly Reports of County Commissioner to County Treasurer.

§  85.    Monthly  reports of county commissioner to county treasurer.   The county commissioner shall pay over to the  county  treasurer  on  or   before  the  tenth  day  of  each  month  all  money  received by him in   connection with the work of his  public  welfare  district  and  make  a   report  giving  the  source  of  all  such receipts during the preceding   calendar month.
NY Soc Serv L § 86 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 5 - Records, Reports, Funds and Appropriations 86 - Town Public Welfare Funds.

§  86.    Town public welfare funds.   1.  The taxes levied for public   assistance and care in a town shall be paid to the town supervisor, who,   without prior audit, shall disburse them on written order  of  the  town   public  welfare officer for the payment of bills and claims submitted in   accordance with the provisions of law relating to such town.   All  such   bills and claims shall be filed annually with the town clerk.2.    The town supervisor shall, without prior audit, issue individual   checks to persons as authorized by the town welfare officer on forms  as   either prescribed or approved by the state department of social welfare,   or such supervisor shall pay over to the town welfare officer for use as   a  revolving  fund  such  amount  as the town board authorizes.   When a   revolving fund has been established, the  town  welfare  officer  shall,   furnish  to  the town a bond in such penal sum and with such sureties as   the town board may approve, conditioned upon the faithful  discharge  of   his  duties.  Whenever a revolving fund has been established the welfare   officer shall pay all welfare claims  for  which  the  town  is  legally   responsible   excepting  salaries  and  other  compensations  from  such   revolving fund.  Upon receiving such revolving  fund  the  town  welfare   officer  shall  deposit  such  sum of money received in an official bank   account, in the bank or trust company designated for such purpose by the   town board, and he shall also enter in a suitable book or books kept  by   him  for  that  purpose  a  record  of the receipts and payments of such   revolving fund.  From appropriations for town welfare purposes the  town   supervisor  shall,  each  month,  on  presentation  by  the town welfare   officer of bills and claims, submitted in accordance with the provisions   of law relating to such town, and statements of other  disbursements  on   forms as either prescribed or approved by the state department of social   welfare,  reimburse  such revolving fund for the amount of disbursements   therefrom during the preceding month.
NY Soc Serv L § 86-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 5 - Records, Reports, Funds and Appropriations 86-A - City Public Welfare Funds.

§  86-a.    City  public  welfare funds.   The taxes levied for public   assistance and care in a city, or in a  city  public  welfare  district,   shall  be  paid to the city treasurer, or the commissioner of finance in   the city of New York, and disbursed in accordance with the provisions of   law relating to such city for the payment of bills and claims,  provided   such  provisions of law are not inconsistent with the provisions of this   chapter.
NY Soc Serv L § 87 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 5 - Records, Reports, Funds and Appropriations 87 - Special Funds.

§ 87.  Special funds. 1.  When a county commissioner shall receive any   money as guardian of a minor or to be used for some particular person or   purpose,  he  shall deposit it with the county treasurer, who shall keep   such  money  in  a  special  account  to  be  drawn  on  by  the  county   commissioner for the person or purpose designated.2.    When  a town social services officer shall receive such money he   shall deposit it in a bank approved by the town supervisor to  be  drawn   on  by  the town social services officer and the town supervisor jointly   for the person or purpose designated.3.  When a city commissioner of social  services  shall  receive  such   money,  he shall deposit it with the official having charge of the funds   of such city, who shall keep it either  in  a  separate  account  to  be   requisitioned  by  the  city commissioner or in one or more common trust   funds established and maintained pursuant to the charter of such city.
NY Soc Serv L § 88 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 5 - Records, Reports, Funds and Appropriations 88 - Responsibility for Adequate Appropriations.

§  88.    Responsibility for adequate appropriations.  It shall be the   duty of the board of supervisors of a county, the town board of  a  town   and the appropriating body of a city to make adequate appropriations and   to take such action as may be necessary to provide the public assistance   and care required by this chapter.
NY Soc Serv L § 89 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 5 - Records, Reports, Funds and Appropriations 89 - Estimates in County Public Welfare Districts.

§  89.  Estimates  in  county  public welfare districts. 1. The county commissioner shall submit annually, in the manner prescribed by  and  on or  before the date fixed by or pursuant to law, an itemized estimate of revenues and the amount of money needed for the ensuing fiscal year  for the  public assistance and care for which the county is responsible, and for the administration thereof.   2. A town social services officer shall prepare and file annually with the town budget officer and the county commissioner of social  services, at  the  time  specified in section one hundred four of the town law, an itemized estimate  of  the  amount  needed  for  the  ensuing  year  for administration  and for public assistance and care. The town board shall include the amount necessary to be raised by tax in the annual  estimate submitted to the board of supervisors as provided by the town law.   3. (a) A city public welfare officer shall submit an itemized estimate of  the amount needed for the ensuing year for administration and public assistance and care to the mayor or other authority provided by law  and to the county commissioner of public welfare.  (b) When, pursuant to the provisions of title three-a of this article, the  county commissioner is administering the public assistance and care for which a city is responsible, and there is  no  city  public  welfare officer,  the  county commissioner shall make and submit an estimate for the city in the place and stead of a city public welfare officer.
NY Soc Serv L § 90 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 5 - Records, Reports, Funds and Appropriations 90 - Appropriations in County Public Welfare Districts.

§  90.    Appropriations  in county public welfare districts.  1.  (a) The board of supervisors shall appoint a committee  of  its  members  to consider the estimates presented by the town boards in the county public welfare  district.    If  any  town  shall fail to submit an estimate as provided by the previous section, the county commissioner shall  prepare and  submit  to  such  committee  an  estimate  of the amount needed for administration and public  assistance  and  care  in  such  town.    The committee  shall  recommend  to  the  board of supervisors the amount it considers necessary for the ensuing fiscal year for the various forms of public assistance and care and administrative expenses in  each  of  the towns in the county public welfare district.  (b)   The board of supervisors shall approve an estimate for each town in the county public welfare district and shall levy taxes in each  such town for the amount of the approved estimate for such town.   2.    The  legislative  body of a city forming part of a county public welfare district shall appropriate the amount it considers necessary for administration and public assistance and care in  such  city  and  shall cause taxes to be levied for the amount of such appropriation.   Nothing  contained  in  this section shall be construed to prevent the financing of any such expenditure, in whole or in part, pursuant to  the local finance law.   3.  The board of supervisors shall appropriate, in the manner provided by  law,  the  amount it considers necessary for the ensuing fiscal year for the various forms of public assistance and care  and  administrative expenses  in  the  county  public  welfare  district and shall cause the necessary taxes to be levied therefor in the  territory  of  the  county public welfare district.
NY Soc Serv L § 90-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 5 - Records, Reports, Funds and Appropriations 90-A - Taxes for County Public Welfare Districts.

§  90-a.    Taxes for county public welfare districts.  Taxes for each   form of assistance or care administered by  the  county  public  welfare   district  shall  be  levied  only  in  the territory in which the county   public welfare district is responsible for the  administration  of  such   form thereof.
NY Soc Serv L § 91 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 5 - Records, Reports, Funds and Appropriations 91 - Estimates and Appropriations in City Public Welfare Districts.

§  91.  Estimates and appropriations in city public welfare districts.   The city commissioner of public welfare shall present to  the  mayor  or   other authority provided by law in such city an itemized estimate of the   amount  of  money  needed for the ensuing year for the administration of   the city public welfare district and for  public  assistance  and  care.   The   legislative  body  of  the  city  public  welfare  district  shall   appropriate the amount necessary for such purpose and shall cause  taxes   to be levied for the amount of such appropriation.Nothing  contained  in  this section shall be construed to prevent the   financing of any such expenditure, in whole or in part, pursuant to  the   local finance law.