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FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director o - 's Costa
Employment and Human Services J�
DATE: January 22, 2008 T� C-UIQ County
SUBJECT: Payment of legal fees to attorneys or authorized representatives upon each
successful Social Security Income (SSI) appeal for Cash Assistance Program for
Immigrants (CAPI) recipients.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Employment and Human Services
Department, to provide payment in an amount up to $1,254 in legal fees to attorneys or authorized
representatives upon each successful Social Security Income (SSI) appeal for Cash Assistance Program for
Immigrants (CAPI) recipients for the period January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
(#29-199-1)
FISCAL IMPACT:
No County funds. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) will reimburse the County 100% for
legal fees of attorneys or other authorized representatives during the appeal process up to $1,254 for each
successful appeal for CAPI recipients.
BACKGROUND:
The CAPI/SSI program is a mandate to counties from the State to provide advocacy services to targeted CAPI
recipients to assist them in the SSI application process. In the case of a denial, and any subsequent appeals,
the State provides reimbursement to counties up to $1,254 to assist CAPI recipients to employ the services of
attorneys or other authorized representatives in the appeal process.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:_ X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMZMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED -v
JOHN CULLEN,PLEOF THEAOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AtIff COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: MICHAEL ROETZER 3-1582
VALERIE EARLEY 3-1583
EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT(EB)
RALPH McGEE,EHSD FISCAL
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER BY: X-fo-liqEPUTY
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(Payment of legal fees to attorneys or authorized representatives upon each
successful Social Security Income (SSI) appeal for Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
(CAPI) recipients.)
Senate Bill (SB) 1104 (Chapter 229, Statutes of 2004) requires that the California Department of Social
Services (CDSS) reimburse counties for legal fees incurred by CAPI recipients' attorneys or other authorized
representatives during the appeal process phase of Social Security Income applications process for CAPI
recipients. Upon a successful appeal and when the SSI is granted, the State allows the county to pay a
maximum of$1,254 in legal fees to the attorney or authorized representative for every successful appeal.
The fees paid to the attorneys or authorized representatives for each case cannot exceed twice the difference
between the maximum monthly individual CAPI payment and the maximum monthly State Supplemental
Payment (SSP). The maximum amount is $1,254 (twice the difference of$627).
100% of the payment made to an attorney or authorized representative in CAPI appeal cases is reimbursable to
the County by CDSS.