Section 171. Responsibility; county social services districts; city social services districts; cities; towns

1. A county social services  district
  which  has  elected,  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this  title, to
  administer   veteran  assistance  shall  be  responsible  for  providing
  veteran assistance,  and the expense thereof, to:
    (a)  persons  residing  or found therein, subject to  reimbursement by
  the state;
    (b) persons residing or found in any town  in  the  county,  when  the
  expense  of providing safety net assistance to persons residing or found
  in such towns is a county charge pursuant to the provisions  of  section
  seventy-two and section seventy-three of this chapter;
    (c)  persons  residing  or found in a city forming part of the  county
  social services district, when  the  expense  of  providing  safety  net
  assistance to persons  residing or found in such city is a county charge
  pursuant   to   the   provisions  of  section  seventy-two  and  section
  seventy-three of this chapter.
    2. A  town  responsible  for  the  expense  of  providing  safety  net
  assistance  to  persons  residing  or found therein, pursuant to section
  sixty-nine, which has elected to administer veteran assistance, pursuant
  to the provisions of this title,  shall  be  responsible  for  providing
  veteran  assistance  to local charges residing or found therein, and the
  expense thereof.