S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9174
I N S E N A T E
May 12, 2022
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Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to authorizing the county of
Monroe to appropriate certain sums of money to the aid and relief of
poor persons
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 224 of the county law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 30 to read as follows:
30. THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF MONROE COUNTY MAY APPROPRIATE SUCH SUMS
OF MONEY AS IT MAY DEEM PROPER, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTI-
CLE, TOWARD THE MAINTENANCE OF ANY DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY OR ORGAN-
IZATION, THE CORPORATE PURPOSES OF WHICH INCLUDE THE AID AND RELIEF OF
POOR PERSONS, PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY WITHIN THE COUNTY; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT NO SUCH APPROPRIATION SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT UPON PRESENTA-
TION TO THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE WITH THE APPLICATION OF SUCH SOCIETY OR
ORGANIZATION THEREFOR OF A CERTIFICATE FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES CERTIFYING THAT SUCH SOCIETY OR ORGANIZATION HAS
COMPLIED WITH ALL OF ITS RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO SUCH SOCIE-
TY, AND APPROVING OF SUCH APPLICATION. SUCH SUMS APPROPRIATED SHALL BE
PAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTRACTS MADE BETWEEN THE LOCAL COMMISSIONER OF
SOCIAL SERVICES OR OTHER OFFICER OF THE COUNTY DESIGNATED BY THE COUNTY
LEGISLATURE AND SUCH SOCIETY OR ORGANIZATION UNDER WHICH CONTRACTS SAID
SOCIETY OR ORGANIZATION SHALL AGREE TO RENDER THE SERVICES FOR WHICH
SAID SUMS OF MONEY HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED, AND SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE
PAYMENT OF THE AFORESAID SUMS UPON A MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY BASIS, AND
UPON VERIFIED VOUCHERS SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS TO WHOM SUCH
SERVICES WERE RENDERED AND THE NATURE OF THE SERVICES RENDERED DURING
THE PERIOD OF TIME COVERED BY SUCH VOUCHERS. NOTHING HEREIN CONTAINED
SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN ABRIDGEMENT OR LIMITATION OF THE POWER OF THE
COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE MONEY UNDER OR PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15808-01-2