Section 396-A. County medical assistance clinics

The local legislative body
  of each county may, by local law, establish a county clinic for the care
  and  treatment  of  persons  receiving  medical assistance for the needy
  pursuant to title two of article five of the social  services  law.  All
  expenditures  incurred in connection with the location, construction and
  operation of such clinic shall be a charge upon the county and provision
  shall be made for the payment therefor by the local legislative body  of
  such  county  in the same manner as in the case of other charges against
  the county.