Section 603. Powers and duties  


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  • Except as otherwise provided in chapters
      24-A and 24-B of this charter, the commissioner shall  have  the  powers
      and  perform  the  duties of a commissioner of social services under the
      social services law, provided that no form of outdoor  relief  shall  be
      dispensed  by  the  city except under the provisions of a state or local
      law which shall specifically provide the method, manner  and  conditions
      of dispensing the same.