HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 10172007 - RES-247 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Policy with
reference to the operation RESOLUTION .
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of a work relief program.
WHEREAS, under the laws of the State of California, Boards
of Supervisors of the counties of this State are required to "relieve
and support all incompetent, poor, indigent persons and those incapa-
citated by age, disease, or accident, lawfully resident therein . .
. . ." . (Sec . 2500, W&I Code); and
WHEREAS, Section 2506 of the above mentioned code contains
the provision that "work may be required of an indigent who is not in-
capacitated by reason of age, disease, or accident, as a condition of
relief . . . . ."; and
WHEREAS, the County of Contra Costa does, through its Social
Service Department, provide financial help to needy employable resi-
dents under the General Assistance program; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized to be in the best interests of the
County of Contra Costa and of those receiving General Assistance that
the latter be engaged to the extent of their capabilities in the per-
formance of useful work during the times they are receiving General
Assistance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that a work relief program be
instituted under the following general conditions :
1. Able-bodied male recipients of General Assistance will
be required (as needed) to perform labor on approved
work projects as a condition of the granting of assis-
tance by the County Social Service Department .
2. Future grants of General Assistance shall be terminated
by the County Social Service Department if a determina-
tion is made that a recipient without good cause :
a. Fails or refuses to report for work at the time and
place directed by the County Social Service Depart-
ment; or
b . Abandons or repeatedly absents himself from his
work assignment; or
c . Fails or refuses to perform the work assigned to
him; or
d. . Engages in behavior that might be classified as
insubordination.
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3 . The using agency shall be responsible for providing:
a. Qualified supervision for recipients assigned to
projects .
b . Transportation between designated pick-up points
and the projects .
c . All necessary tools and equipment essential to
project operation.
d. Prompt time and performance reporting as required
by the Social Service Department .
e . Necessary safety devices and safety clothing.
4. The using agency shall exercise diligence in selecting
the type of work to which the recipient is assigned to
the end that no recipient will be required to perform
work beyond his physical and mental capacity.
5 . Recipients assigned to work projects will be covered
by Workmen's Compensation Insurance in the same manner
as other public employees .
6. Relief recipients will not be utilized on work pro-
jects as a substitute for or in lieu of civil service
employees .
7. The dollar value of assistance grants shall be the
basis for determining the number of days or hours of
labor that shall be required of each recipient . Work
performed shall be credited to the recipient at the
rate of $2.00 per hour, but recipients shall not be
required to perform work in excess of eight hours per
day nor in excess of forty hours per week.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that work relief projects shall be
considered for approval by a Project Appraisal Committee composed of
the County Administrator, the Public Works Director, and the County
Social Service Director, which Committee shall consider the worth,
feasibility, and appropriateness of each project, establish priority
criteria for selection of projects, and approve or reject requests
on the basis of these considerations; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should requests for considera-
tion of work projects originate with political subdivisions other
than the County of Contra Costa, such requests shall be processed
in the same manner as those originating with county departments ,
and if approved, labor shall be furnished as available in accord-
ance with the provisions of an appropriate contract between the
using agency and the County of Contra Costa, said contract to in-
clude all of the conditions hereinbefore mentioned in this Reso-
lution, and in addition thereto, the requirement that the using
agency shall reimburse the County of Contra. Costa fully for all ad-
ministrative costs directly related to the furnishing of labor for
said projects .
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of August, 1961, by the
following vete of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors Thomas Jahn Coll) Edmund A .
Linscheid, Joseph S. Silva.
NOES: None .
ABSENT: Supervisors James P. Kenny, Mel F. Nielsen.
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