N.Y. Social Services Law § 69: Responsibility for public assistance and care in a county social services district

§ 69. Responsibility for public assistance and care in a county social

services district. The responsibility for the administration of public

assistance and care in a county social services district and the expense

thereof may either be borne by the county social services district or

be divided between such district and the towns and cities therein as

hereinafter provided.

1. Unless otherwise determined by the board of supervisors as

hereinafter provided, each town shall be responsible for the expense of

providing safety net assistance for persons residing or found in such

town.

2. Unless otherwise determined by the board of supervisors as

hereinafter provided, a city forming a part of a county social services

district shall be responsible for the expense of providing safety net

assistance for any person residing or found in its territory.

3. A county social services district shall be responsible for the

expense of providing all assistance and care for persons residing or

found in a town or city in its territory for which such town or city is

not responsible under the provisions of subdivisions one and two of this

section. The expense of such assistance and care granted by a county

social services district shall be subject to reimbursement by the state

in the cases provided for by section sixty-two or by any other provision

of this chapter.