§ 174-b. Authorization of veteran assistance in towns. 1. The town
board of a town responsible for the expense of providing safety net
assistance to persons residing or found therein, upon the presentation
of a petition to it by one or more posts, camps or garrisons of one or
more veteran organizations in the town, requesting that veteran
assistance be authorized by the local social services officer, may, by
resolution adopted by majority vote, authorize and direct the local
social services officer to authorize and furnish veteran assistance to
persons residing or found therein. Thereafter, the local social
services officer shall have, exercise and perform the same powers and
duties with relation to veteran assistance as he has, exercises and
performs with relation to safety net assistance.

2. When the town board of a town has authorized and directed the local
social services officer to authorize and furnish veteran assistance, if
neither the local social services officer, or the supervisor of the town
authorized to act as such official, nor the assistant local social
services officer, if there be one, is a veteran, as herein defined, the
town board may appoint, or authorize the local social services officer
to appoint, a veteran, as herein defined, as a deputy or assistant local
social service officer.