§ 109-c. Purchases through county contracts by certain not-for-profit
corporations. Not-for-profit corporations that provide a service to a
county are authorized to make purchases or to contract for services
other than services subject to article eight or any provisions of the
labor law and other than purchases of motor fuel, diesel motor fuel or
cigarettes, through the county which the not-for-profit has a contract
with. Such purchases or contracts for services made through a county
contract by a not-for-profit shall directly relate to the service for
which the not-for-profit provides to such county. The county may
establish limitations with respect to commodities and services and
impose such other appropriate conditions upon purchasing as deemed
necessary by the chief fiscal officer of the county in order to protect
the county's own purchasing interests; and such not-for-profit
corporation shall make any purchase pursuant to this section in its own
name and accept sole responsibility for any payment due to the vendor
and such not-for-profit corporation and vendor shall each be responsible
for any tax due with respect to the purchases by the not-for-profit
corporation. Nothing in this section shall be construed as altering any
tax exemption afforded to the not-for-profit corporation or as creating
a principal/agent relationship between the county and not-for-profit
corporation.