N.Y. Public Health Law § 399: Consolidated health district; expenses

§ 399. Consolidated health district; expenses. 1. The board of health

of each consolidated health district shall from time to time audit all

accounts, and allow or reject all charges, claims and demands against

such health district for the remuneration and expenses of the health

officer, registrar or registrars, and for all other expenses lawfully

incurred by said board of health or on its authority.

2. (a) Unless the board of health of such consolidated health district

adopts the estimate system of payments as provided by this section they

shall, prior to the annual meeting of the board of supervisors each

year, make an abstract to be known as the consolidated health district

abstract, of the names of all persons who have presented to them

accounts to be audited, the amounts claimed by each such person and the

amounts finally audited and approved by them respectively, and, if such

district be wholly in one county, shall deliver such abstract to the

clerk of the board of supervisors.

(b) If such consolidated health district be located in more than one

county the board of health of such district shall divide the total

amount of the consolidated health district abstract as audited and

approved in proportion to the assessed valuation of the real property of

the towns, villages or cities of such consolidated health district

located in each county, with a statement of the amount due from the real

property of each town, village or city of the consolidated health

district in each such county on account of the expenses of such board.

(c) The board of supervisors of each such county shall levy a tax upon

the real property of each town, village or city within such consolidated

health district sufficient to provide for the sums audited and approved

by the board of health thereof and chargeable to the real property of

each town, village or city of the consolidated health district in each

such county.

(d) Such sums, when collected and paid to the county treasurer of each

such county, respectively, shall be paid by him to the president of the

board of health and shall be disbursed by him in accordance with the

abstract of claims audited and approved by such board of health, as

provided by this section.

3. (a) The board of health of any consolidated health district may

annually make an estimate of the expenses of such board for the ensuing

calendar year and, if such district be wholly in one county, shall

deliver a certified copy of such estimate to the clerk of the board of

supervisors of such county prior to the annual meeting of the board

preceding such year.

(b) If such consolidated health district be located in more than one

county, the board of health of such district shall proportion the total

amount of such estimate in the same manner as provided by this section

for proportioning the expenses of such a district when audited and

approved by the board, and shall deliver to the clerk of the board of

supervisors of each such county a certified statement of the total

estimate and the amount due from the real property of each town, village

or city of the consolidated health district in each such county on

account thereof.

(c) The board of supervisors of each county shall levy a tax upon the

real property within such health district sufficient to provide for the

portion of the amount of such estimate chargeable to the real property

of each town, village or city of the consolidated health district in

each such county.

(d) Such sums, when collected and paid to the county treasurer of each

county respectively, shall be paid by him to the president of the board

of health and shall be disbursed by the board of health in accordance

with the estimates.

(e) After such estimate system has been adopted by a consolidated

health district, the board of health thereof shall deduct from the

estimate for the succeeding calendar year the amount, if any, remaining

in the custody of such board after all of the liabilities incurred on

account of the preceding estimate have been paid, before the certified

statement of the total estimate and the amount due from the real

property of each town, village or city of the consolidated health

district in each such county is certified to the respective clerks of

the boards of supervisors for collection.

4. A consolidated health district may adopt the estimate system as

provided by this section, and, as provided by this section, may make and

file with the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county, or if

such district be located in more than one county, with the clerk of the

board of supervisors of each such county, an estimate for the remainder

of the current year and for the ensuing calendar year.