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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01311984 - 2.3 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA 1984 Adopted this Order on January 31 , , by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers , Fanden , Schroder , McPeak, Torlakson. NOES: None . ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. SUBJECT: STANDARDS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 84/ 72 THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors RESOLVES that: In accordance.with California Welfare and Institutions Code, Sections 17000 et seq., the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors hereby amends Resolution No. 83/1008 effective January 31, 1984 to add the following provision regarding eligibility determination to Part II, A.2.: f. To be eligible for General Assistance, an employable applicant or recipient must agree to participate in the Workfare program. Failure to participate or cooperate without a good and sufficient reason will subject the applicant or recipient to denial or , discontinuance of cash aid and imposition of a period of ineligibility as set forth in Part V. of Resolution No. 83/1008. I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of on action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of 8upervis on the date shown. ATTESTED: J.R. OL ZOO, COUNTY CLERK and ex otticlo Clerk of the Board BY . Deputy Orig. Dept.: : Social Service Department CC: (Attention Contracts, & Grants Unit) cc: County Administrator County Auditor County Counsel Public Works RESOLUTION NO. 84/ 72 - 1.44 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on January 31 , 1984 , by the fol l owi ng vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers , Fanden, Schroder , McPeak, Torlakson. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. SUBJECT: STANDARDS FOR ADMINISTRATION ) RESOLUTION NO. 84/ 73 OF THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE ) WORKFARE PROGRAM. ) The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors RESOLVES that: Pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code, Sections 17000 et seq. , Resolution No. 79/88 and Resolution No. 79/446 and subsequent amendments thereto, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted Resolution 83/1008, which establishes standards of aid and care for the indigent and dependent poor of the County (General Assistance). In accordance with the employability requirements of General Assistance, the Contra Costa County Social Service Department established the Work Test Program to provide the Department with a more thorough and equitable means for evaluating the employability of applicants for General Assistance than was previously possible. The Work Test consists of a demonstration (practical test) in the form of two- day grounds maintenance-type work assignments (including Countywide litter control ) under the supervision of the staff of the County Public Works Department. Work Test allows the Social Service Department to determine the ability and willingness of General Assistance applicants to accept employment by monitor- ing the completion of work assignments while testing the applicant's ability to arrive at work on time, accept supervision, remain orderly on the job, and get along with co-workers. While Work Test offers General Assistance applicants a vehicle (albeit limited) for generating self-awareness as to their own employability and self- worth, there has been no similar program established for persons who have been granted ongoing cash aid under the General Assistance Program. Workfare (also known as "work-relief") is a programmatic approach to the main- tenance and development of the employability of persons once they have been granted General Assistance, providing to such aid recipients a time-limited, ongoing involvement in work projects. Participation in workfare is a con- structive work experience which supports positive work habits and attitudes in participants, and encourages a sense of purpose and the development of self-confidence. Therefore, in accordance with California Welfare and Institutions Code, Sections 17200 and 17201, and Resolution No. 83/1008, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors hereby ADOPTS the following standards of work-relief for the indigent and dependent poor of the County (General Assistance Workfare), effective January 31, 1984. These standards establish the authority, for and shall govern any General Assistance Workfare Program implemented in Contra Costa County. RESOLUTION NO. 84/ 73 (1 of 3) 145 { I. Persons Eligible for Workfare A General Assistance Workfare participant must meet all of the following criteria: A. Must be eligible, under the General Assistance Program, to ongoing cash aid. B. Must have completed the Work Test. C. Must be currently employable. D. Must be entitled to a monthly grant which is not less than the floor amount of $134 for a forty (40) hour per month Workfare project, or a lesser amount which is determined to be the proportionate amount for a specific project requiring fewer than forty (40) hours of participation per month. E.. Must have signed a specific cooperation agreement regarding participation in Workfare as a condition of relief. II. Determination of Workfare Participation Participation in the Workfare Program shall be determined in accordance with the following: A. An employable General Assistance recipient, unless specifi- cally exempted from participation by designated staff of the Social Service Department, must participate in the Workfare Program, when there is an assignment available, as a condi- tion of relief. The Social Service Director is authorized to provide for exemptions based on illness, personal limita- tions, or unavailability. B. Participants determined by the Social Service Department to be qualified for a specific project shall be assigned to the Program on a "first-come, first-served" basis, either follow- ing authorization of the initial full-month's aid payment at the completion of the application process, or during the annual redetermination of eligibility for individual aid recipients. C. The assignment period for Workfare shall be six consecutive months. D. Persons may be assigned to Workfare up to a maximum of forty (40) hours per month for each of the six months of required participation. E. Participants must be informed, upon initial assignment to Workfare, of the dates and hours of participation required for the entire six-month assignment period. F. All Workfare Program participants assigned to a particular project shall perform the same number of hours of work per month. III . Noncooperation Agreement to participate in Workfare is a condition of receipt of cash aid under the General Assistance Program (i.e. , an eligibil- lity requirement). Employable recipients who are assigned to the Workfare Program and who fail or refuse to participate, or other- wise cooperate, without a good and sufficient reason, are subject to discontinuance of cash aid and imposition of a period of ineligibility in accordance with Part V. of Resolution No. 83/1008. IV. Additional Provisions A. The Social Service Department shall administer all aspects of the Workfare Program. RESOLUTION NO. 84/ 73 146 (2 of 3) 1. The agenc,.or- agencies so designated shall -Je responsible for establishing, operating and monitoring Workfare sites. 2. Workfare slots shall be located only in public or private, nonprofit agencies. C. The Workfare Program shall operate with supervised work crews. 1. Work crews shall be limited to a maximum size of nine par- ticipants each. 2. Working conditions related to the actual work performed (such as breaks, lunch periods, and personal safety equipment) shall be determined for program participants by the operating agency for Workfare. D. Participation in the Workfare Program shall start with train- ing in the use of task-related materials, tools, and tech- niques (including safety techniques) insofar as it is deemed necessary by the operating agency in conjunction with the Social Service Department. E. Program participants shall be responsible for arranging their own transportation to the designated Workfare assembly point. F. In addition to the basic need assistance provided to aid recipients under the General Assistance Program, a special allowance for transportation to the Workfare assembly point may be provided to participants under the Workfare Program in such amounts as may be approved in writing by the Social Service Director or his designees. 1. Payments may be made to participants for each month of participation, on a month-to-month basis, in advance. 2. Such special allowances may be paid out of a petty cash account of the Social Service Department Revolving Fund. G. Persons who successfully participate in the six-month Work- fare process shall be issued Certificates of Completion. V. Social Service Department Manual A. Subject to the provisions contained herein, the General Assistance Workfare Standards and Policies of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors are expressed in the Social Service Department Manual of Policies and Procedures. B. The County Welfare Director is empowered to adopt procedures and policies for the operation of the General Assistance Workfare Program which are consistent with and within the scope of this resolution, and to publish same in the Social Service Department Manual of Policies and Procedures. VI. Hearings Workfare participants are entitled to adequate and timely notice, and to hearings and appeals as provided in the Social Service Department Manual and in Resolution Nos. 74/365 and 75/28. i 1 hereby Oertlty that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the mInutes of the Board of Supervirat on the date,shown. ATTESTED: J.R. OLESC 4; COU-N Ty CLERK and ex officio C ierk o4 the Board Orig. Dept.: Social Service Department ger Deputy ' . Attn: Contracts & Grants Unit cc: County Administrator County Counsel County Auditor-Controller Public Works , RESOLUTION NO. 84/ 73 (3 of 3)