N.Y. CNT Law § 660
Services on behalf of the state
§ 660. Services on behalf of the state. All fees or other form of
compensation audited and paid by the state comptroller for services
rendered to the people of the state including a reasonable allowance for
removing persons from state and Indian lands, shall be the property of
the county. All disbursements incurred in connection with such service
when not a proper county charge shall be audited by the state
comptroller and paid to the sheriff of the county.