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FROM: Supervisor Jeff Smith - Costa
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DATE: April 25, 1995
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SUBJECT: Referral to Family and Human Services Committee
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
REFER the General Assistance Program to the Family and Human Services Committee to examine
self sufficiency programs and other General Assistance related issues..
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
General Assistance is the single largest source of net county cost in the Social Service Department's
budget. In FY 91-92, General Assistance aid cost the County $17.7 million. It was projected to
increase to $20.4 million the following year. This put Social Service's other, very important, needed
services for children and families at risk.
Fortunately, in FY 92-93, the General Assistance aids budget declined following the implementation
of programs such as required workfare, job search, substance abuse treatment, welfare fraud
prevention, legislative limits on grants and requirements that General Assistance recipients adhere
to program rules.
Unfortunately, we are again faced with the prospect of increasing General Assistance costs. State
legislative action and settlement of the Williams lawsuit have been the primary source of increases
in General Assistance, which is projected at over $12 million in FY 94-95 (budgeted at $11 million).
Both the average cost of General Assistance per recipient and the number of recipients have been
increasing. This could jeopardize the Board's efforts to strengthen children and family services,
including the adoptions program.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR_RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON Aprii 2b ,199-) APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
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AYES: . NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
contact: Family and Human Services Committee
County Counsel ATTESTED April 25 1995
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ArIMINISTRA
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