The city commissioner of public welfare shall present to the mayor or other authority provided by law in such city an itemized estimate of the amount of money needed for the ensuing year for the administration of the city public welfare district and for public assistance and care. The legislative body of the city public welfare district shall appropriate the amount necessary for such purpose and shall cause taxes to be levied for the amount of such appropriation. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the financing of any such expenditure, in whole or in part, pursuant to the local finance law.
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