N.Y. Social Services Law § 73: Power of the board of supervisors to change the administrative system of the county social services district

§ 73. Power of the board of supervisors to change the administrative

system of the county social services district. When pursuant to section

seventy-two, the board of supervisors has adopted a resolution directing

that the cost of all public assistance and care shall be a charge on the

county social services district:

1. The county social services district shall, after the date fixed by

such resolution, be responsible for administration of public assistance

and care in all of the towns of its district and thereafter all

provisions of this chapter as to the powers and duties of towns and of

town social services officers shall be inoperative in such county social

services district. The appointment of all town social services officers

and employees shall terminate on the date when such resolution takes

effect.

2. (a) Such resolution shall not take effect in a city in a county

social services district unless it is confirmed by act of the

legislative body of the city in accordance with the provisions of this

paragraph. The legislative body of such a city may confirm the

resolution of the board of supervisors (1) on or before the first day of

October in the year in which such resolution was adopted by the board of

supervisors, and make such confirmation effective on the first day of

January next succeding such confirmation, provided the resolution of the

board of supervisors takes effect in the towns of the county on or

before such first day of January, or (2) at any other time or date, and

make such confirmation effective on any date not earlier than the date

the resolution of the board of supervisors takes effect in the towns of

the county, provided the board of supervisors shall by resolution

specifically approve such confirmation.

(b) On the day after a city confirms a resolution of the board of

supervisors pursuant to paragraph (a), the mayor or the city clerk shall

send a written notice of such confirmation to the clerk of the board of

supervisors of the county. He shall also send a copy of such notice to

the county commissioner of social services and the county commissioner

shall thereupon notify the department.

(c) If a city in the county social services district shall confirm

the resolution of the board of supervisors in accordance with the

provisions of paragraph (a), the county social services district shall,

on and after the effective date of such confirmation be responsible for

administration of public assistance and care in such city, and

thereafter all provisions of this chapter as to the powers and duties of

a city in a county social services district and of city social services

officers shall be inoperative in such city.

(d) Unless and until a city in the county social services district

shall confirm the resolution of the board of supervisors in accordance

with the provisions of paragraph (a), the responsibility of such city

for assistance and care in its territory shall not be affected by such

resolution, and the city shall be governed by the provisions of this

chapter and other laws relating to cities which form part of a county

social services district and to city social services officers; and the

city shall continue to be responsible for the cost of public assistance

and care under the provisions of subdivision two of section sixty-nine,

except as otherwise provided in title three-a of this article. The cost

of any assistance and care given to local charges residing or found in

such city, paid by the county social services district under the

provisions of subdivision three of section sixty-nine, shall be a charge

on the county social services district.

3. The board of supervisors shall make such additional appropriations

and authorize the appointment of such number of deputy commissioners,

other assistants and employees as it may deem necessary to provide

adequate administration of the public assistance and care for which the

county social services district is made responsible under the provisions

of this section.