N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law § 64: Administration of plan

§ 64. Administration of plan. 1. The board of supervisors shall by

local law provide for the administration of the plan, such plan to be

administered by either a committee or an administrator. Any county

officer or employee or other person may be appointed to such committee

or act as administrator, or be appointed or employed by such committee

or administrator. The committee or administrator may employ, subject to

the approval of the board of supervisors, such persons as may be deemed

necessary for the operation of the plan, and may contract for necessary

actuarial, or other expert or professional services. Members of the

committee or the administrator, and all other officers and employees of

the plan, shall receive such salary or other remuneration, payable from

moneys of the plan, as shall be fixed by the board of supervisors.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, a county officer or

employee, other than a member of the board of supervisors, in addition

to his salary as such officer or employee, may be compensated as a

member of such committee, as such administrator, or as an officer or

employee of the plan.

2. The county treasurer shall be the custodian of all moneys of the

plan. Such moneys shall be accounted for as a separate fund to be known

as the county self-insurance fund, and shall be deposited in a bank or

trust company designated in the manner provided by law as a depositary

of moneys of the county. Disbursements of such moneys, except for

payment of fixed salaries, shall be made only upon order of the

committee or administrator, as the case may be. Compensation may be paid

upon such order to persons entitled thereto in the manner provided in

section twenty-five of this chapter. The amount of compensation payable

prior to an award pursuant to such order shall constitute a settled

claim within the meaning of the local finance law. Books, records and

papers of the plan shall be subject to examination and audit as provided

in section two hundred ten of the county law.

3. The county attorney shall be legal advisor to the plan and it shall

be his duty to represent the plan in all controversies. In addition, the

county attorney may engage subject to the approval of the board of

supervisors, counsel in respect to any particular subject matter,

proceeding or litigation, in which event the expense of engaging such

special counsel shall be charged as an administrative expense of the

plan.