HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 09102004 - 71-410 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Mager of Approving }
Revisions in General }
Assistance Policy RESOLUTION NO. 71/410
(Resolution No. 71/31.3) ,
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WHEREAS this Board on May 110 1971 adopted Resolution No.
71/31.3 approving revisedGeneral Assistance policies and procedures;
and
WHEREAS Supervisor E. A. Linscheid advised the Board this
day that the Administration and Finance Committee (Supervisors
Linscheid and J. E. Moriarty) had met with Mr. R. E. Jornlin, County
Welfare Director, and his staff to review further revisions to the
General Assistance policy necessitated by the Supreme Court Decision
which ruled that employability by itself cannot be a. reason for denial.
of General Assistance; and
WHEREAS Supervisor Linscheid further advised that the County
Counsel is of the opinion that the General Assistance policy presently
in effect will not stand up in court in view of said Supreme Court
Decision; and
WHEREAS Mr. R. E. Jornlin, County Welfare Director, has
recommended changes which do the following:
111 . D. Employables - General Assistance will be granted
to erzployables
1. If any adult member of the budget unit is
employable, the entire household is
considered employable.
2. If the employable person has been con-
tinuously employed for 30 days immediately
preceeding receipt of his last paycheck,
he may not apply for GA earlier than 14
days from the date of his last paycheck.
3. An employable person is not eligible to
apply for GA if he quit his job voluntarily.
4- Should an employable recipient be aided he
must agree to comply with the fbllowing
requirements prior to the granting of aid;
a. he must be in full cooperation with
both this agency and the Department
of Human Resources Development,
b. he must register weekly with DHRD,
have his book stamped by them and
present his DHRD book for review by
the Eligibility Worker at least once
a month,
RESOLUTION NO. 71/410
c. he must file with the EW: weakly,
an ADM 116, List of Places Applied
for Work, listing at least four
places where contacts and/or
applications were made,
d. he must be willing to accept and
participate in employment, training
or a work project if offered.
VI. B. Service Worker
4. Service Worker is responsible for referral
of all employable applicants to Vocational
Services for assistance in securing
employment.
III. C . APPLICATION PROCESS - (3. )
These cases will be reinvestigated every three
months rather than the six months as required
for the unemployable; and
WHEREAS said changes are shown in Department Manual Change
Letter No. 339, Section 49-401, ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION - GENERAL
ASSISTANCE,, a copy of which is on file and by reference incorporated
herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THIS BOARD RESOLVED that the
aforesaid changes in the policies and procedures related to General
Assistance are hereby APPROVED; and
BE IT BY THIS BOARD FURTHER RESOLVED that portions of said
policy in conflict therewith are hereby RESCINDED.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 22nd day of June, 1971 by the
following vote of the Board:
AYES Supervisors A. M. Dias, J. E. Moriarty,
W. N. Boggess, E. A. Linscheid,
J. P. Kenny.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
RESOLUTION NO. 71/410