HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09222009 - C.79RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2009/459, approving standards for the application process for the
General Assistance Program designed to meet the Board’s goal of reducing the time it takes
to determine an applicant’s eligibility for aid.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The adoption of these program changes will necessitate increases in staffing. Additional
applications being received has and will continue to increase General Assistance aid
payments. These costs are 100% County General Fund but will be offset to an unknown
extent due to reimbursements for those individuals who are deemed eligible for
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments.
BACKGROUND:
The General Assistance Program is governed by the Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC)
Sections 17000, et seq. The Board of Supervisors establishes the standards of aid and care
for the indigent and dependent poor in Contra Costa County. The County’s General
Assistance program is administered by the Department of Employment and Human
Services.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/22/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Dorothy Sansoe,
925-335-1009
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: September 22, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Wendy Therrian, Dorothy Sansoe
C.79
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:September 22, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approve Revisions to the General Assistant Program
The Employment and Human Services Department (“Department”) has recently conducted
a review of the pertinent resolutions and the policies and procedures contained in the
Department Manual with the goal of reducing delay in the application process.
Based on its program review, the Department recommends and is prepared to implement the
following program changes:
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
The Department will act promptly to determine whether an applicant is eligible to
receive general assistance within forty-five days following the date of application,
unless the applicant causes the process to be delayed beyond forty-five days.
1.
Applicants who are granted aid will be entitled to general assistance payments as of
the date the application was filed with the Department.
2.
Applicant participation in job search activities will not be a condition for
determining the applicant’s ability to receive aid.
3.
Applicants who state they cannot work due to a disability will not be required to
provide medical verification prior to a decision to grant general assistance.
4.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution #2009/459