New York Powers And Duties.




 
    §  603.  Powers  and  duties. 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.