Section 73. Power of the board of supervisors to change the administrative system of the county social services district

When pursuant to section
  seventy-two, the board of supervisors has adopted a resolution directing
  that the cost of all public assistance and care shall be a charge on the
  county social services district:
    1.  The county social services district shall, after the date fixed by
  such resolution, be responsible for administration of public  assistance
  and  care  in  all  of  the  towns  of  its  district and thereafter all
  provisions of this chapter as to the powers and duties of towns  and  of
  town social services officers shall be inoperative in such county social
  services district.  The appointment of all town social services officers
  and  employees  shall  terminate  on the date when such resolution takes
  effect.
    2.  (a)  Such resolution shall not take effect in a city in  a  county
  social   services  district  unless  it  is  confirmed  by  act  of  the
  legislative body of the city in accordance with the provisions  of  this
  paragraph.    The  legislative  body  of  such  a  city  may confirm the
  resolution of the board of supervisors (1) on or before the first day of
  October in the year in which such resolution was adopted by the board of
  supervisors, and make such confirmation effective on the  first  day  of
  January next succeding such confirmation, provided the resolution of the
  board  of  supervisors  takes  effect  in  the towns of the county on or
  before such first day of January, or (2) at any other time or date,  and
  make  such  confirmation effective on any date not earlier than the date
  the resolution of the board of supervisors takes effect in the towns  of
  the  county,  provided  the  board  of  supervisors  shall by resolution
  specifically approve such confirmation.
    (b)  On the day after a city confirms a resolution  of  the  board  of
  supervisors pursuant to paragraph (a), the mayor or the city clerk shall
  send  a written notice of such confirmation to the clerk of the board of
  supervisors of the county.  He shall also send a copy of such notice  to
  the  county  commissioner of social services and the county commissioner
  shall thereupon notify the department.
    (c)  If a city in the county social services  district  shall  confirm
  the  resolution  of  the  board  of  supervisors  in accordance with the
  provisions of paragraph (a), the county social services district  shall,
  on  and after the effective date of such confirmation be responsible for
  administration  of  public  assistance  and  care  in  such  city,   and
  thereafter all provisions of this chapter as to the powers and duties of
  a  city in a county social services district and of city social services
  officers shall be inoperative in such city.
    (d)  Unless and until a city in the county  social  services  district
  shall  confirm  the resolution of the board of supervisors in accordance
  with the provisions of paragraph (a), the responsibility  of  such  city
  for  assistance  and care in its territory shall not be affected by such
  resolution, and the city shall be governed by  the  provisions  of  this
  chapter  and  other  laws relating to cities which form part of a county
  social services district and to city social services officers;  and  the
  city  shall continue to be responsible for the cost of public assistance
  and care under the provisions of subdivision two of section  sixty-nine,
  except as otherwise provided in title three-a of this article.  The cost
  of  any  assistance and care given to local charges residing or found in
  such city, paid  by  the  county  social  services  district  under  the
  provisions of subdivision three of section sixty-nine, shall be a charge
  on the county social services district.
    3.  The board of supervisors shall make such additional appropriations
  and  authorize  the  appointment of such number of deputy commissioners,
  other assistants and employees as  it  may  deem  necessary  to  provide

  adequate  administration of the public assistance and care for which the
  county social services district is made responsible under the provisions
  of this section.