N.Y. Social Services Law § 67: Town public welfare officers; appointment of staff

§ 67. Town public welfare officers; appointment of staff. 1. The

town board of each town responsible for the expense of providing safety

net assistance for persons residing or found in such town shall appoint

a social services official or authorize a supervisor of the town to act

as such official. It may in its discretion appoint an assistant town

social services official and other employees to assist the town social

services official in carrying out his or her duties. The town social

services official, his or her assistant and other employees shall hold

office during the pleasure of the town board. The town board shall fix

the salary to be paid a town social services official, his or her

assistant or other employees or fix the amount per hour to be paid them

when they are performing any duty connected with their office.

2. The town public welfare officer shall be responsible for the

authorization of the assistance and care for which the town is

responsible and shall assist the county commissioner in the

administration of assistance and care to persons residing or found in

his town for whose care the county public welfare district is

responsible. Except as otherwise agreed and arranged by and between the

county commissioner and the town public welfare officer, the town public

welfare officer shall receive all applications for public assistance and

care made in his town by residents of such town, and he shall forward

each such application to the county commissioner immediately after the

receipt of the same. He shall have all the powers and perform all the

duties of a public welfare official applicable to the work hereby

assigned.

3. In case of emergency and until it is possible for the county

commissioner either to take charge of the case or to make a complete

investigation, the town public welfare officer may grant such temporary

assistance and care as may be necessary. All such grants made by the

town public welfare officer shall be made in accordance with the rules

and regulations of the department and the regulations established by the

county commissioner of public welfare.