290 - Establishment of community facilities and programs for the elderly.

§  290.  Establishment  of  community  facilities and programs for the  elderly.  The local legislative body of a city, town or village may,  by  resolution,  determine  to  establish,  construct,  equip,  maintain and  operate for such city, town or village, a facility for housing,  or  for  other  residential or non-residential use of the elderly citizens of the  community and for the operation and provision of  health,  recreational,  vocational  and other programs and services for such citizens. The local  legislative body of a county may, by resolution, determine to establish,  construct, equip, maintain and operate for such county, a  facility  for  residential  use  other  than housing, or for non-residential use of the  elderly citizens of the county and for the operation  and  provision  of  health,  recreational,  vocational  and  other programs and services for  such  citizens.  In  any  city  in  which  a  board  of   estimate   and  apportionment  or  other board is required to approve appropriations for  public purposes, the resolution of the legislative body to  establish  a  facility  and programs for the elderly shall be effective only after the  necessary appropriation for lands and buildings for  such  facility  and  programs  shall have been approved by such board, in the same manner and  by the same vote by which  it  is  required  by  law  to  approve  other  appropriations for public purposes.