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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 07181995 - D3 • `b 3 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HSO4 Contra FROM: FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE �- Costa July 10, 1995 and July 13, 1995 ° County DATE: �tT+6us" SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF CHANGES TO THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. APPROVE General Assistance Standards of Assistance which address the following subjects: ✓ The requirement for a fifteen day period of County residence as a condition of General Assistance eligibility. ✓ Changes in the incremental periods of ineligibility for multiple instances of failure or refusal to comply with program requirements from 1 month to 2 months and from 3 months to 4 months. ✓ The increase in the value of a motor vehicle which may be excluded in determining eligibility to $4,500. 2. APPROVE in concept General Assistance Standards of Assistance which addresses the issue of in-kind assistance in terms of a vendor payment for housing, subject to staff of the Social Service Department reviewing with the Family and Human Services Committee the manner in which this change will be implemented. 3. DIRECT staff of the Social Service Department to revise and report back to the Family and Human Services Committee on that portion of the General Assistance Standards of Assistance which addresses the in-kind value of shelter care. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD MMI APPROVE OTHER AAVKVeSAULNIER H SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X july 18, 1995 The Board of Supervisors by a unanimous vote of those present, voted to consider the above report. and the implementing resolution on this matter. Ebllow ng discussion of the matter, the Board ORDERED that the above recommendations ar.eAPPRDVED and Resolution 95/322 is ADOPTED. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT 2 ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED July I a ' 1 995E Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF CC: County Administrator SUPERVIS RS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR County Counsel Acting Social Service Director BY (1AAA. DEPUTY 4 4• HSO4 4. DIRECT staff of the Social Service Department to revise and report back to the Family and Human Services Committee on that portion of the General Assistance Standards of Assistance which addresses the standard of assistance for recipients living with related persons (shared housing). 5. DIRECT staff of the Social Service Department to revise and report back to the Family and Human Services Committee on the proposed Resolution on the General Assistance Hearing and Appeal Procedures. 6. DIRECT the Acting Social Service Director to submit General Assistance Standards of Assistance to reflect the changes noted in Recommendation # 1 above. 2 . D;3 �t THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on July 18, 1995 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Rogers , DeSaulnier, Torlakson and Bishop NOES: None ABSENT: Supervisor Smith ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: Standards for Administration of the RESOLUTION NO. 95/ 322 General Assistance Program The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors RESOLVES that: 1. Resolution No. 95/304, "Standards for Administration of the General Assistance Program", adopted June 27, 1995, is stayed pending further order of the Board of Supervisors. 2. Resolution No. 91/606, as amended, is further amended to provide for the following: Part 2, General Assistance Eligibility Section 201. An applicant for or recipient of General Assistance must meet all of the following criteria: (c) Must have been present in, and a resident of, Contra Costa County for fifteen consecutive days. Part 4, Property Section 402 Personal Property Insofar as it is possible, an applicant for or recipient of General Assistance shall be required to apply his or her own personal property and resources to his or her support, subject to the provisions set forth below: (b) Motor Vehicle: One motor vehicle is excluded in determining eligibility if its value as determined by the Social Service Department does not exceed $4,500. In determining this value, the Social Service Department shall not reduce the value by any amounts owing on the vehicle. Part 7, Program Compliance Section 703. A recipient who fails or refuses to comply with other General Assistance program requirements as expressed in this Resolution or in the Social Service Department Manual of Policies and Procedures shall be discontinued aid, and sanctions will be imposed as follows, unless the recipient shows that the failure or refusal to comply was for good cause: (a) The first discontinuance for failure or refusal to comply with program requirements shall be followed by a two month period of ineligibility; the second discontinuance shall be followed by a four month period of ineligibility; and a third discontinuance for failure or refusal to comply with program requirements shall be followed by a six-month period of ineligibility. Thereafter, each subsequent discontinuance for failure or refusal to comply with program requirements shall be followed by a six-month period of ineligibility. (b) In unusual circumstances, upon application, based upon a written'finding of facts showing that it is justified by a) the recipient's case record, or b) the nature of the failure to comply, or c) the reason for failure to comply; subject to approval by the Appeals Manager, an appeal hearing officer may reduce a sanction from two months to one month or from four months to three months. Such reduction will not affect the length of subsequent sanctions. I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Su isors on the date shown. ATTESTED: __< �.� PHIL B CHEL ,Clerk c of the Board o upervisors County Ad I ' trator J Deoutv Resolution No. 95/ 322 ITEM D.3 July 12, 1995 MEMBERS, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: ITEM D:3, the report from the Family and Human Services Committee on the General Assistance Program, is not in the Board packet for the July 189 1995 Board meeting. The Committee was unable to complete work on this item at its meeting on July 10, 1995. As a result, the Committee has scheduled another meeting for 4:00 P.M., Thursday, July 13, 1995 to complete work on this report. We hope to be able to fax the report to your offices on Friday, July 14, 1995. Claude L. Van Marter, Assistant County Administrator c DATE: -2 REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM (THREE (3) MINUTE LIMrr) Complete this form and place it in the box near the speakers` rostrum before addressing, the Board. NA,mE: PHONE: ADDRESS: 0 T � �� Cny: _ °�- I am speaking formyseif OR organization: �- (NAME OF ORGANIZACION) Check one: I wish to speak on Agenda Item # ___�____• My comments will be: general �c for against I wish to speak on the subject of I do not wish to speak but leave these comments for the Board to consider. DATE: REQUEST TO SPEAK 't ORM (THREE (3) MINUTE LIMIT) Complete this form and place it in the box near the speakers' rostrum before addressing the Board. NAME: F- � ��L� PHONE: ADDRESS: CTIY: �2 I am speaking formyself OR organization: Check one: NAME OF ORGANLZATION) 1—wish--te-speaEk-o Agenda Item # 3 My comments will be: general for against I wish to speak on the subject of I do not wish to speak but leave these comments for the Board to consider. —rd F_ lT,4xONs&es Atbo,,,4r1d,1J 6' 7dF PA,,((A-y f1UM3W SOP14M I n-EE &61.16 L)446 i/✓E C%hW X&3 -'z5j;-5,0e42AL k5l5rA%-rc