HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02261985 - 2.5 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
w Phil Batchelor, Contra
FROM: County Administrator
Costa
DATE: February 20 , 1985 couqy
SUBJECT: Authorization to Pay Prorata Attorney Fees for Supplemental
Security Income (SSI/SSP) Client Benefits
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors delegate to the Social
Service Department the authority to request payment by the County
Auditor-Controller for attorney fees for recovery of third party
Supplemental Security Income benefits for General Assistance
clients and authorize the County Auditor-Controller to pay such
charges.
BACKGROUND
Presently, the Board of Supervisors approves the payment of prorata
attorney fees for recovery of third party Supplemental Security Income
benefits for General Assistance clients . The Board must act on separate
action for each individual claim.
It is County Counsel ' s opinion that the Board of Supervisors may adopt an
order providing that the prorata attorney fees for SSI representation may
be paid by the County Auditor-Controller without the necessity of separate
Board action on each individual claim. It is County Counsel ' s opinion that
the Board can authorize the Social Service Department to approve the claim
and the County Auditor-Controller to pay such charges. By approval of this
Board Order, the Board of Supervisors delegates to the County Social
Service Department such authority and thus will eliminate the requirement
for the Board to act on each individual claim.
The prorata attorney fees are set by Social Security Regulations and the
Welfare and Institutions Code.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no change in the financial impact to the County as a result of the
Board delegating to the Social Service Department the authority to approve
payment for attorney fees for SSI representation. The prorata share
continues to be 250 of the SSI/SSP reimbursement received by the County.
IMPACT OF NOT APPROVING THIS ACTION
If the Board of Supervisors does not approve this action, then the Board
will be required to act separately on each individual claim.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: - YES SIGNATURE:
XX RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
XX APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) Q�
ACTION OF BOARD ON 95 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED - OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT > I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Auditor-Controller ATTESTED
County Counselof
Social Service PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY