N.Y. Social Services Law § 86: Town public welfare funds

§ 86. Town public welfare funds. 1. The taxes levied for public

assistance and care in a town shall be paid to the town supervisor, who,

without prior audit, shall disburse them on written order of the town

public welfare officer for the payment of bills and claims submitted in

accordance with the provisions of law relating to such town. All such

bills and claims shall be filed annually with the town clerk.

2. The town supervisor shall, without prior audit, issue individual

checks to persons as authorized by the town welfare officer on forms as

either prescribed or approved by the state department of social welfare,

or such supervisor shall pay over to the town welfare officer for use as

a revolving fund such amount as the town board authorizes. When a

revolving fund has been established, the town welfare officer shall,

furnish to the town a bond in such penal sum and with such sureties as

the town board may approve, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of

his duties. Whenever a revolving fund has been established the welfare

officer shall pay all welfare claims for which the town is legally

responsible excepting salaries and other compensations from such

revolving fund. Upon receiving such revolving fund the town welfare

officer shall deposit such sum of money received in an official bank

account, in the bank or trust company designated for such purpose by the

town board, and he shall also enter in a suitable book or books kept by

him for that purpose a record of the receipts and payments of such

revolving fund. From appropriations for town welfare purposes the town

supervisor shall, each month, on presentation by the town welfare

officer of bills and claims, submitted in accordance with the provisions

of law relating to such town, and statements of other disbursements on

forms as either prescribed or approved by the state department of social

welfare, reimburse such revolving fund for the amount of disbursements

therefrom during the preceding month.