N.Y. General Municipal Law § 290: Establishment of community facilities and programs for the elderly

§ 290. Establishment of community facilities and programs for the

elderly. The local legislative body of a city, town or village may, by

resolution, determine to establish, construct, equip, maintain and

operate for such city, town or village, a facility for housing, or for

other residential or non-residential use of the elderly citizens of the

community and for the operation and provision of health, recreational,

vocational and other programs and services for such citizens. The local

legislative body of a county may, by resolution, determine to establish,

construct, equip, maintain and operate for such county, a facility for

residential use other than housing, or for non-residential use of the

elderly citizens of the county and for the operation and provision of

health, recreational, vocational and other programs and services for

such citizens. In any city in which a board of estimate and

apportionment or other board is required to approve appropriations for

public purposes, the resolution of the legislative body to establish a

facility and programs for the elderly shall be effective only after the

necessary appropriation for lands and buildings for such facility and

programs shall have been approved by such board, in the same manner and

by the same vote by which it is required by law to approve other

appropriations for public purposes.