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SECTION 90
Appropriations in county public welfare districts
Social Services (SOS) CHAPTER 55, ARTICLE 3, TITLE 5
§ 90. Appropriations in county public welfare districts. 1. (a)
The board of supervisors shall appoint a committee of its members to
consider the estimates presented by the town boards in the county public
welfare district. If any town shall fail to submit an estimate as
provided by the previous section, the county commissioner shall prepare
and submit to such committee an estimate of the amount needed for
administration and public assistance and care in such town. The
committee shall recommend to the board of supervisors the amount it
considers necessary for the ensuing fiscal year for the various forms of
public assistance and care and administrative expenses in each of the
towns in the county public welfare district.

(b) The board of supervisors shall approve an estimate for each town
in the county public welfare district and shall levy taxes in each such
town for the amount of the approved estimate for such town.

2. The legislative body of a city forming part of a county public
welfare district shall appropriate the amount it considers necessary for
administration and public assistance and care in such city and shall
cause taxes to be levied for the amount of such appropriation.

Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the
financing of any such expenditure, in whole or in part, pursuant to the
local finance law.

3. The board of supervisors shall appropriate, in the manner provided
by law, the amount it considers necessary for the ensuing fiscal year
for the various forms of public assistance and care and administrative
expenses in the county public welfare district and shall cause the
necessary taxes to be levied therefor in the territory of the county
public welfare district.