§ 290. Establishment of community facilities and programs for the
elderly. The local legislative body of a city, town or village may, by
resolution, determine to establish, construct, equip, maintain and
operate for such city, town or village, a facility for housing, or for
other residential or non-residential use of the elderly citizens of the
community and for the operation and provision of health, recreational,
vocational and other programs and services for such citizens. The local
legislative body of a county may, by resolution, determine to establish,
construct, equip, maintain and operate for such county, a facility for
residential use other than housing, or for non-residential use of the
elderly citizens of the county and for the operation and provision of
health, recreational, vocational and other programs and services for
such citizens. In any city in which a board of estimate and
apportionment or other board is required to approve appropriations for
public purposes, the resolution of the legislative body to establish a
facility and programs for the elderly shall be effective only after the
necessary appropriation for lands and buildings for such facility and
programs shall have been approved by such board, in the same manner and
by the same vote by which it is required by law to approve other
appropriations for public purposes.