N.Y. SOS Law § 83

§ 83. County social services funds. 1. The county treasurer shall\nbe the treasurer of the county social services district.\n 2. Except as hereinafter provided, disbursements for administration\nand public assistance and care from county social services funds shall\nbe made only on warrants drawn by the county commissioner for the\npayment of bills and claims, in accordance with the provisions of law\nrelating to such county and after audit by such county commissioner,\nexcept that in counties having a county comptroller or a county auditor\nsuch claims shall be audited by the county comptroller or county auditor\nafter approval by the county commissioner.\n 3. Payments for board and incidental expenses of children cared for\nin boarding homes or in the homes of relatives or in institutions\nmaintained by an authorized agency provided under title two of article\nsix or on order of the family court of the county, may be made upon\nschedules showing the names of the persons or institutions with whom\nsuch children are boarded, the names of children boarded with each of\nthem, the monthly rate of board to be paid for each such child, the\nperiod covered by each such schedule, the amount due for the board of\neach child during such period, an itemized account of the amount allowed\nfor incidentals, if any, in the case of each child, and the total amount\ndue to each such person or institution, verified by the commissioner and\naudited as hereinbefore provided and without the presentation of\nverified bills or claims by such persons or institutions.\n