HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-159Resolution No. o6-is~
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors for the County of Butte adopted the Manual for General Assistance pursuant
to Welfare and Institutions Cade Section 17000.5 by Resolution No 9415; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors for the County of Butte adopted a revised Manual far General Assistance
with a revised standard of aid level pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 170000.5 by Resolution No 06-
108; and
WHEREAS, it has been necessary to rriake further revise the General Assistance Manual to reflect chances
necessitated by Legislative and legal enactments;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows:
That the General Assistance Manual has been further revised with regard to Section II, Article 8, subsection H, which is
being stricken from the manual and as set forth in attachment A.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on the 1.2~h day of December 2006 by the Butte County Board of Supervisors by
the following votes:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Dolan, Yamaguchi and Ghair ,Tosiassen
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None ~ '
3osi ssen, Chair
unty-Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
Paul McIntosh, C f Administrative O icer
and Clerk , ~d o~ Supervisor
By:
RESOLUTION TO AMEND
BUTTE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SERVCIES
GENERAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL
PURSUANT TO WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS
CODE SECTION 17000.5
ATTACHMENT A
The Department shall administer the General Assistance program in accordance
with W&I Code 17000, and all regulations contained in this manual. In the absence
of specific regulatory instructions, the Department shall refer to the CafWORKs
program regulations.
included in this new edition are several crew/revised regulations as noted in the
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matrix b ow. Additional) for the sake of cantinuit and ease of use 'the manual
sections have been re-ordered to reflect the progression of activities__from
application process to case closure.,
Re ulation chap es:
Section Il Article 4{A){3) Adds clarifying language that the market value of a home in which a
Property {Real and Personal) person lives will be determined using taxable value. as verified_bythe
Section II Article 4 {C){2) County Assessor, less verified encumbrances
Adds clari#ying language that the market value of motor vehicles
Pro ert Real and Personal shall be determined using the DMV class letter- valuation, or any
other reasonable method of determinin an accurate market value.
Section [I Article 4 E
Property (Real and Personal) Adds personal property exemptions.
Removes coun work ra~ects, and adds clari in Ian ua e
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Section XI Adds all applicantslrecipients will be required to sign a repayment
Repayment of General
Assistance agreement as a condition of eligibility
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D. Must not be an individual who is receiving aid under the CaIWORKs Program on behalf
of an eligible child. Has been found to be either ineligible for aid, or whose needs are
not otherwise taken into account in determining the amount of aid to the family pursuant
to Section 11450 due to the imposition of a sanction or penalty.
Examples of penalties or sanctions from a cash program include, buf are not limited to
the following:
1. Penalized from the CaIWORKs Program for failure to provide proof of immunization
for ail non-school age children pursuant to AB 1542 SEC. 57. Section 11265.8;
2. Penalized from the CaIWORKs Program for failure to cooperate with the District
Attorney in establishing paternity and assigning child support rights pursuant to AB
1542 SEC. 149. Section 11477;
3. Penalized from the CaIWORKs Program for failure to comply with school
attendance requirements of children under sixteen years of age pursuant to AB
1542 SEC. 54. Section 11253.5;
4. Penalized from the CaIWORKs Program based on a finding in state or federal court
or pursuant to an administrative hearing decision to have committed any of the
fraudulent acts set forth in AB 1542 SEC. 153. Section 11486;
5. Sanctioned from the CaIWORKs Program based on failure to comply with work
requirements pursuant to AB 1542 SEC. 62. Section 11320.1.
E. Must not have quit a job in the month of application.
F. Must not be an inmate of the Butte County Jail who is released on a work release
program pursuant to Penal Code 4024.2.
G. Must not be a person fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody and confinement after
conviction for a felony pursuant to AB 1542 SEC. 178. Section 17016(a)(1).
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1. Must not be a person in violation of the conditions of hislher probation or parole
imposed under federal law ar the law of any state pursuant to AB 1542. SEC. 178.
Section 17016(a)(2).
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