§ 77 — City commissioners of public welfare; appointment of staff

§ 77. City commissioners of public welfare; appointment of staff. 1.\nThere shall be a city commissioner of public welfare in each city public\nwelfare district, who shall administer the public assistance and care\nfor which the city public welfare district is responsible.\n 2. The officer appointed, in accordance with section one hundred\nsixteen of this chapter, to administer public assistance and care in a\ncity which is constituted a city public welfare district, shall have the\npowers and perform the duties of the city commissioner of public\nwelfare.\n 3. When the duties of a city commissioner are by the provisions of\nspecial or local law relating to the city assigned to more than one\ndepartment of the city government, the administrative officer of each\nsuch department shall have such of the powers and perform such of the\nduties of a city commissioner as may be applicable to the work assigned\nto such department, and all the provisions of this chapter shall be so\ninterpreted.\n 4. The city commissioner of public welfare shall appoint deputy\ncommissioners, assistants and employees authorized by the legislative\nbody of the city and shall direct their work. When authorized by such\nlegislative body such city commissioner may appoint attorneys to perform\nduties other than those assigned to the corporation counsel or city\nattorney. However, if such city commissioner shall approve and if\nauthorized by such legislative body, such attorneys may, in addition to\nperforming the duties assigned to them by such city commissioner, be\ndeputized by the corporation counsel or city attorney to perform duties\non his behalf in connection with the work of the welfare department.\nThe city commissioner shall appoint physicians to visit sick persons in\ntheir homes when authorized by the legislative body of such city.\n