§ 86. Town public welfare funds. 1. The taxes levied for public\nassistance and care in a town shall be paid to the town supervisor, who,\nwithout prior audit, shall disburse them on written order of the town\npublic welfare officer for the payment of bills and claims submitted in\naccordance with the provisions of law relating to such town. All such\nbills and claims shall be filed annually with the town clerk.\n 2. The town supervisor shall, without prior audit, issue individual\nchecks to persons as authorized by the town welfare officer on forms as\neither prescribed or approved by the state department of social welfare,\nor such supervisor shall pay over to the town welfare officer for use as\na revolving fund such amount as the town board authorizes. When a\nrevolving fund has been established, the town welfare officer shall,\nfurnish to the town a bond in such penal sum and with such sureties as\nthe town board may approve, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of\nhis duties. Whenever a revolving fund has been established the welfare\nofficer shall pay all welfare claims for which the town is legally\nresponsible excepting salaries and other compensations from such\nrevolving fund. Upon receiving such revolving fund the town welfare\nofficer shall deposit such sum of money received in an official bank\naccount, in the bank or trust company designated for such purpose by the\ntown board, and he shall also enter in a suitable book or books kept by\nhim for that purpose a record of the receipts and payments of such\nrevolving fund. From appropriations for town welfare purposes the town\nsupervisor shall, each month, on presentation by the town welfare\nofficer of bills and claims, submitted in accordance with the provisions\nof law relating to such town, and statements of other disbursements on\nforms as either prescribed or approved by the state department of social\nwelfare, reimburse such revolving fund for the amount of disbursements\ntherefrom during the preceding month.\n
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