HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 09102004 - 71-313 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE 4F CALIFORNIA
In the latter of Approving
Revisions in Policies and Procedures RESOLUTION NG. 71/313
Related. to General 'Assistance. �
WHEREAS the County Welfare Director in a memorandum dated
April ',30, 1971 recommended that this Beard approve revised General.
Assistance policies and procedures, and
WHEREAS said revised and existing policies are stated in
the following Social Service Department Manual Sections (conies of
which are on file with they Clerkof the Board and by reference
incorporated herein)
49-041 Reimbursement
Policies -- Real Property Liens,
p 5- 7
49-140 Authorization of Property Tax Payments,
General :Assistance, published 4-11-61
49-401 Eligibility Determination, General
Assistance, published 3-26-71
49-412 Residence, General Assistance, published-
12--24-70
49-413 Property, General Assistance, published 3-23-71
49"425 Responsible Relatives, General Assistance,
published 3-26--71
4.9-442 Meed and Budgeting, General Assistance,
published 3-26-71
49--800 Authorization of County Burial, published
6 .13-67; and
WHEREAS the principal changes contained in said proposed
revised policies and procedures are as follows:
I. Use of the method of "simplified eligibility
determination" already being used in the
categorical aid programs.
2. Restriction of General Assistance primarily to
unemployable persons and only to employable
persons who are 45 years of age or older, or to
couples or families only when at least one of
the persons is 45 or older.
3. Aid to employable women, couples and families
under 45 years of age only in critical situations
with: administrative approval of the District
Income Maintenance Chief.
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4. A revised definition of Socially Unemployable
persons.
S. Simplified budgeting procedures which eliminate
the differences between budgeting for employable
and unemployable persons; and
WHEREAS the members of the Board have considered the matter
and are In agreement that the proposed, policy and procedure changes
are desirable,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD RESOLVED that the afore-
said policies
fore_saidpollcies and procedures related. to General Assistance are
APPROVED and
BE IT BY TIFIE -130ARD FURTHER RESOLVED that all orders and
resolutions of this Board in conflict therewith are hereby
RESCINDED.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this Ilth day of May, 1971, by the
following vote.
AYE`S: Supervisors A. M. Dias, J. E. Moriarty,
W. N, Boggess, E. A. L nscheid, J. P. Kenny.
NOES: None.
ABSEXT None.
RESOLUTION NO, 71/31.3