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HomeMy WebLinkAbout61-087~8~~ COUNTY OF BUTTE / c- ~'~ RESOLUTION N0. 4%'f ~~/'~ A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS TO MAKE APPLICATION FOR BYRNE ACT FUNDS ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF BUTTE. (Sections 65000- 65011 of Water Code) WHEREAS, the Byrne Act, Sections 65000, et seq., of the Water Code, authorizes the State to assist local governments in providing essential services and facilities where water resource construction projects financed in whole or in part by the State or by the State jointly with the Federal Govern- ment create an undue burden on the local area's ability to provide these services and facilities; and 4IHEREAS, the Governor on July 1, 1961 designated the area within the 20-mile airline radius of the Oroville Dam as an impact area; and WHEREAS, applicant agency is providing essential services and facilities within said impact area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that application is hereby made to the State of California for state assistance undex said law. BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT George W. Gaekle, County Administrative Officer, is designated as the applicant's duly authorized representative in ail matters arising under this application. I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution oras duly and regularly adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte at a meeting held on the 16th day of October, 1961 by the following vote: AYES : S~zpervisors Alldredge, Pittanan, Pryde, Steinegger and. Gl~a.irman Giles NOES : None ABSENT: None ATTEST: Clerk Secreta y Chairman, Board of Supervisors I, Harriet James, County Clerk, of the County of Butte, State of California do hereby certify the foregoing to be a. full, true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte at a regular meeting held on the 16th day of October, 1961, as the same appears of record in my office. IN WITPTESS 4JHEREOF T have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County of Butte, at my office in the Court House, Oroville, California, this 16th day of October, 1961. IiARRIE7`P JAPES Clerk BY " ~--r ~-ze.~ De uty ~~~.~ FQR~IRRD This a.~plicF~tiart cantsins the fallawin~ documentst 1. Resolution by the Board of Superviwars for the County of Butte. 2. I.xecuted s.~~plie€ation for State assistance. 3. Analysis of k~asis for re~mbur:seme:nt estf,mates. q. General t~ssi.at€~nce manual of the .Butte County t~el.f€~re I~epertment. 5. 23udgets for the year 196©--x.961 snd 196.-19f2 far the departments in which assistance it r~:cau~sted. ~',:P;':~.IC.s~.~1Cf~3 ~'t~R ';TA'~~ Ate. I;'~~1~iC~~ Ui~~7F~~? SIaCTTf~td 6a0Q6 ~oF' ~~~; 's~'~~`~F? G'C~1~E ~~~(~ To: Nt~te of C~liforni~ I3e,te October 16. 1961 lie~~artment ©~' Mater Resources P. C3. Box 3~~ aaer~~mento 2, Cs 7.~.fornis ~arsuant to ~ r~solutic~n pi' tha GcSunty of kiutt~ on ©ctober lfi, 1961, a c®rtified cagy of which 3s c.ttaehed, s~~plic~.tian is mace for assistance during the fiscz~l year 1961- 1962 under section b5006 ©f' the ~~ter Code for the activities sand in thc~ amount specified bslowE Ac tivi t,~ district Attorney Has;air.€,~1 :~h~:r~.ff ~lelfcare Amount R~aue ted 1,66 ~7,~3~ 30,310 11 3A £~ ~otu1 ~ 90, X364 Ini'orm~tian is si~ta~h~d to support tk~e s~bAVa rec~uestr. The Gcsurtty of ~uLte un~3erst~ands ti~et if the ~t~te €~pr~rvv~ss this rerue~t ~ir~ whole or ~.n psrt9 that the ~~;er~cy m~sy submit, not mare often than ©nce er€~ch e~usrter, rei.mbursemer~t c~.~im~ sh©win~g its actual expenditures fpr each activity. rlccurryte recor~3s of such ex~~cn~?iture~ ~ai11 be s~~ix~tained x,Xtd the ,~t€~te sh~.ll have the right to inspect any z~nd aIa rc~c©rds cif t~,e agency tc verif;~~ the t~mc~ur~t€~ ~y: County Ad~ninistr~tive Officer t'~.ddregs s Court 2~otESe ,,,_„ or,~vil7.e. Ca1.3farni~, ~~51. REI~I3URSEMENT -- ESTIMATE The foregoing estimate is ma;c to the State of California, Department of Water Resources, for reimbursement ~r. our deoart- ments of law enforcement, hospital and welfare for expenses necessary to maintain a level of service as described in the Byrne Act to the construction generated population incurred by the building of the big Oroville cam aroject for the fiscal year 1961-1902, No requests ha're been made for other services in the county at the present tuns; however, as the impact of this ;project ig felt upcrt county governmer•t in other depar':ments it is anticipated that reimbursement requests ma3' be made, The total amount estimated for reimbursement #or the 161-1962 'dear is .9"'?t;,86P., It is understood that in the event that the amc~tnts e°t:^~ated for reimbursement are not adecruatr dup to 3.an#ores~en.circ~a~::_.ra::cFS, that the County of Butte .ray request adcitionel monies to cover such unforeseen expenses. EXPE~dT~I`~URE BRi:AKDOi+^; 3Y Ub°°~=AR;:,~r'iiTS Section 65066 0#~ the St to of Caiiforr,ia- '~+~=tee C~c~^ ,~t-tPs that the "level. of service shad be n;e;~sured by t':~~ r:-~t'_o of persorinei or ~'ae? lilies servina the r pact area to tP;e ;,otal :m~ulation wi r„-;n the same arcs". T ; ' some of t ~~ a+ .~,s fCr t('iS @SYi;.~gte, doi'iar CC~.~t ' :lad as a [;a ~ trot, _., :i, teat tFiiS reI FCt;' t~"1P rat10 ?F. ;;P S ;'i;'Ve: Or dC~~ i L.! r.;' =.f ^~~ .tr t'r~ _.::cact area, l:n 1aw er}orcP~;er,t, w~ , crP nr.~-l v,~l tr P ~ n ~!-1CI! In v'~:ftik. i°_' w'l.t~"t;?"1 to ~ ` L: ;i l~ ~ .. .~ )TL t,y f~~ 1 r: C; rl C',:~ a ~ t C lrl i, ~r aw en f ~rce:.e;:,; re, arc I e s .._ i ~~ r r o' ne . 'vi c'' Yto,/P fl~uT.;P(~ ~rI ,'.rr CO:C':', .t ,.._ ... C'~ ~ .I t-.. .. -.. i:..,9 ~ " P e ~ l .; l 'J l t° f ; r G :1.^,l 'J i,i i. ~; ., ~ r... i n ., '~ E ., ~ ' ' ,~ . 7- -2~ f~f352 District Attorne G®nera Data The amount estimated for reimbursement is com puted as follows: 1. Staff 1960-61 11 2. Staff in impact area 7 1/3 3. Ratio of employees to population in impact area 1 to 6580 4. No. of added employees needed to maintain level i~ impact area .35 5. No. of employees added 1 6. Cost of added employee a. Salary 2596 b. Salary overhead 260 c. Share of maintenance and operation cost 1666 d. Share of equipment acquisition cost ..1.53 4675 7. Impact cost {4675 x .35) ~ ffi1668 An additional Steno. Clerk I has been placed in this depart- ment effective September 1, 1961. Salary of said person will be ffi2,596 for ten months of 1961-62 year plus salary and wages over- head. Remarks. The District Attorney is the county prosecutor and public administrator. In addition he operatts a p rogram of locating deserting fathers and securing financial aid to su pport their families. Workload information for 1960-61 and 19 61-62 is: Workload Statistics Actual Estimated Item 1960-61 1961-62 Felony cases 290 375 Justice Court hearings 308 390 Public Administrator cases 110 175 Public Administrator estates 70 100 Absent father activities: Persons interviewed 2,100 2,300 Court actions 150 175 Mental petitions 109 130 Hosuital Amount estimated for reimburse~,ent is comr,utea as follows: -3,. (Hospital Don't) :r~53 r T'be label of service for Hutt® County Hospital is as follows a. In-patient = auaber of patient days b. Out-patient ~ nu~ab®r of clinic visits per year Ian-Patient a. 1960-61 total patient days 46 081 b. 75~ in impact area , 34,561 c. Relative amount of hospital usage 61 f 70~ or p®ople in iapact area 493 0 ~: Iacreaae in hospital days due t® impact equals 70.03$ x 2331 632 1 m. Average cost per hospital day , ~ 25 37 f. Reimbursement estimate is X25.35 x 1632 . $ 41,403 Out-Patient a. 1960-61 total clinic visits 14 309 b. Impact area residents , 10 732 c. Relative amount of clinic 10732 , usage in impact area is 49350 - 21.74 d. Increase in clinic visits due to impact equals 21.749L x 2331 507 e. Average cost per clinic visit X12 10 f. Reimbursement estimate is $12.10 x 507 . X6,135 Rez~arka. Actual reiabursement claims will be made on the basis documented repor$a of persons in'the area due to constructidn of the dam. Sheriff The amount estimated for reimbursement is computed as follows: Salary pate Total Impact Area St ff Impact Area Function Patrol Staff .<;: , a 160-6,1 Cost 1 b0-61 Investigation 12 3 9 2 57, 28 Identification 2 l~ 10,456 Records 1 3%4 7,174 Civil 4,627 Jail 3 2 7,836 desk 6 11,040 Operation 7 6 15,608 --- Administration 2 1 32,650 38 28 1/4 7 8 0 15~` 4~",g g -.__"r_ _... .... _~ ._.._.. a ntsnaacs ~ operation ~quipaant ~ machinery _~ ~C7~~ Y®ta1 Coat Impaot Arai Bzpsnss i ~~~.~ 15,13 ' 2' 11, 241 8 ~' $• Ssv~snty-two percent of the Sh®rifi's staff is engaged in law snforc®msnt aativitis;e related to the impact area, whereas ,~ only sixty-one percent of the population resids,s within the great. R'hias pare®ntage of service to the impact aroa is borne out by the reoords of complaintaa, arrests; and papers which have developed within th® ar®a. `~ fit, o d 9t tie i ~ ,Actual Actual Actual Estimated I ...19x8- --~- 1960 _ 1961 Offenses reported 4,821 5,458 5,646 6,000 Arreeats ~ - 1,800 2,032 2,270 2,280 I'er cent of arrests to offenses reported 37~ 37~ 40~ 3898 Av. daily fail census 89 87 110 Beals zg®rved 86,384 82,735 90,100 91,000 Civil ffiervices sff®cted 1,175 1,493 3,685 3,500 Due to the increase in criminal cottplaintt~ and activities, and the undercurrent of crime developing in the area the Board of Supervisors has found it necessary to increase the Sheriff's staff by three male and two female employeds. ohs basic cost oY' these ere as follows: l Bailiff X3396 $3,396 2 Deputies d'3784/each a ;7,568 2 Glerks X2232/each f ~ 66 s X16, 28 Average operational cost per employee in 1961-62 budget is: 8aintenance ~ operation #96,535 = 46 Equipment $ machinery $14 076 - $2,098 Average ' 46 ~ 306 - 2,4`0'4' The amount estimated to be reimbursed by the State is: Salary cost X16,628 (shown above) Salary overhead 1,662 (computed ® 10~) Operational cost 12,020 (5 x average cost) TOTAL 30~", 310 These five additional positions constitute an increase in level o#' Service from one employee per 1811 population in impact area to one employee per 1585 population. This must be done to protect our citizens and request is made that the state approve for reimbursement this increase in level of service. . -5~ X855 f~~lfar® Reimbursement for welfare services are computed in two categories, emergency relief disbursements and administrative cost. Emer~cn~ Relief antral assistance = ~ 130,328 1, Total g _ 1,363 Less burials _ 11,198 Less boarding home care - 70,454 Lzss long term - 47,313 2. 2det county wide emergency relief _(in impact ~ 31,740 3. 67.09 of 47:313 area) Explanation 'She above formula was used to arrive at tThe base for emergency relief in the impact area for 1960-61. 67.09$ factor used on line three was derived from actual count and experience. Reimbursement 1. Estimated increase 1961-62 for ~ 16,065 emergency relief in county _ 10,778 2. b7.09~ of X16,065 - 8,083 3. 75~ of X10,778 = ¢, Net amount to be reimbursed by ~ 8,083 state for emergency relief - Remarks. There will be a complete record of all disbursements made for audit purposes. There will be a register of payments set up showing both inside and outside impact exper.dit~.ares. In the event there is a change of standards in basic payments the State will be notified immediztely. Administrative Costs 1. Number of~f.p.o's written for G.A. 1;60-61 3,365 5,070 2. Number of f.p.o's (estimated) 1961-62 3. PurchGse order increase 1961-62 1,7`)5 4. Percent of f.p.o's written in impact area 1960-61 26F1~ 5. Labor cost per f.p.o's 6. Pine five times line t?~ree times line fou r ~3,2E5 nemarks. A field purcP.ase order man-hour corprises tree average time spent by tree social worker znd cler~czl help to interview person and issue order. ~~~e OOUDTTY O F BUTTE S TAT E O F C A L I F O R N I A GENERAI~ A3SI STANCE MAISUAL Pr4pared by Administrative Staff oP the Department of Social welfaree Adopted by the Board of 5upervisora Augu.st9 1957< Amended by the Board of Supervisors July9 1959. ~~~~ GENERAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL Table a~ Contents Pale I. THE BACYGROUND OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE i II. STATEMENT OF FUNCTION OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 7 III. DEFINITIONS OF MANUAL TERMS 9 IV, ELIGIBILITY FOR GENERAL ASSISTANCE li V. EaCPLORATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR GENERAL ASSISTANCE 13~ VI. DETERMINATION OF ELIGTBILITY FOR GENERAL ASSI5TANCE~ STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE 17 VII. PAYMENT OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE 22 VIII. DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY FOR GENERAL ASSISTANCE 24 IB. REPAYMENT OF GENERAI, ASSISTANCE 25 X. GENERAL ASSISTANCE REPORTS 26 XI, BOARDING HOME CARE OF ADULTS IN GENERAL ASSISTANCE 27 RII. STAFF FUNCTIONS IN GENERAL ASSISTANCE 28 XIII. FORMS FOR USE IN GENERAL ASSISTANCE 30 I, TgE BACgCrR©II~TD 0F° d;ENE~I~ ASSIST~NNCE A6 Earla- Pro~rsms ~f;~ Jr~ General Assistance is the present day term fox a government a~tivi$y which trsoes i}t~ origin to t}ae Y7th Centu~ poop laws of Eliaab®th Io Thens as now9 it was illegal to pay gifts ox gratuities to individaxala ®ut of the publio pus°aee, It was held that the po®~ laws w®~® l®galfl bows®er9 as an ezpression of the polioe power of g®vernmente ~e~r aided in the. protection of pr®pe~°ty from theft and des$~otimn by vag~°ants and needy peopl®, The association with police p®wers colored methods of admiaaist®ring the p®or laws; Since police power.trsditionally controls behavi®r of indi~.d~xals9 persons who came within the poor laws ~~® up c®ntrol ®f their lives and be= haviar to the ~p®or law aexthoritieso Titl®s like °A0°~ers®er of the Po®r°0 and 9°POOr blaster°B~ common in the psat9 easpress this clearlya ~x.les whioh limited poor law relief to the °Adeser~.ng po®r0° also mad® behavior a~1 eligibility faotore It was almost impoaaible~ at th® times to distinguish betty®en °Pbeing poor01 sad 9°being oriminalp0o The 17th Century way of life colored poor lair administrative methodsfl too, Closely knitfl self=araff~,®i®nt familiesa clgaatered tog®th®r in small: townships for generationsfl gave wise to pocr law x®gatlakiona ab®ut th® reap®nsibility of townships to osr® oily fox their ®wn residents, ~®ds produced slo~ely by hand or primitive machineryfl togethez~ with s population kept smell by disease and plagu®s9 paused a need for human lab®ro So the poor were plaoecl on 90poor farms0° and in work houses t® partioipate in the production of goodsa Because goods were so soa~ce and hard to come by it was logical f®r poor law adminism tration to develop a 90neans test09 to prevent pars®ns from receiving public help who had means at least 'to subsists The poor laws and their administrative methodsfl along with other laws9 were incorporated in the laws of American st~tea and looalities as th®y developed in the 18th and 19th Centuriesa They had use in a oountry of uxedeveloped resourcea9 with unlimited need for human labors in whose settled areal stable family and oounty relationships wer® soon estebliahedo So .today vestiges of the original principles of poor law administration can be found in laws9 in some welfare departments° practices and in people?s mindse~~the sssooistion of behavior with eligibility; the responsibility of relatives to support; the detail®d local reaideaeoe lawag work as a candition of aid; and narrow means testae B, Px°es~nt®Das Publio Assistance Proarxams ~~ o. With the ohallenge of the Crest Depreaaion9 charactex~i~ed by an industrial econo~r oapeble of but not producing gouda in plenty and an eno~lou3 number of people in need through no personal failurefl came a reconsideration of ways. of dealing with people in needQ Much had ohanged since Elizabeth Ios advisors oonsidered the problemm Todays a demooratio way of life with its ideas of freedom and the dignity and rights of individualsfl has come into beingo Families rind ine~~.viduaY~members of families move about oonstantly aced at will as fobs and economic opportuni= ties dictates Womenfl no longer needed to hand prodszce goods for home con sumptiona enter the labor mas°ket in la~°g® numbexso Compleac teohnical industry 1 Io THE BACKGROUND OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE ~oontinued~ requires highly skilled workers who talcs longer to prepare to enter the labor market and who are retired earli®~°, Medicine and publio health have.re~uoed the-death rate and increased the life span of individuals thus egpai3clirig the populationtr The 1935 Social Security Aot was t~,e first effort of the United States9 as a nations to'~deal permanently with the problem of people in needs The Aot created employer employee tease to be used for old age and unemployment in suranoe programs; tea supported programs for vocational rehabilitation and protective health and sooial services f®r mothers and children; sad a tax supported system of state®operat®d publio assistanoe programs to give direot aid to ageds blind or disabled individuals and to certain deprived childrene Part of the Aot was challenged in 1937a The Supreme Courts when finding it oonstitutional9 rested its decision on the power of government to tea for a public purposes ioems the power of Congress to tea and provide for the general welfare of the Uacited States described in Article It' Section 8 of the Gonsti~ tution, This shift in modern times from police power to the tea power of government as a basis for meeting needs of individuals through publio sources has had its effects toot' on administrative methodso No longer is behavior a condition of eligibilityo The Social Security Aot defines eligibility in exact terms of certain sooial conditions and requires an opportunity for persons denied assistanoe to have a fair hearing, No longer is aid paid in kinds loses ~rooeries old clothingy etc,y the Aot defines public assistance as money p~:yments and requires uniform standards for pay merit, Residence lawny although not eliminateds are greatly broadened in ,,.;y: the Aoto It is silent on responsibility of relatives to supports thus allowzng states if they desire to eliminate this requirement and some states have ,done so, The only clear remainder Pram the original principles of Boor law adminis~ tration is the requirement that in determining need consideration must be given to any other income or resources of applicantso Thusy the B°means testP° remains' although the measure of means has broadened tremendously with increased prom duction and distribution of. goods in modern America, C, General Assistance Today The Sooiai Security Aot has had no direot legal effect on the general assism tance programer This programs traditionally a local responsibilitys has eon timed to operate-for the benefit of those individuals 'and families not covered by the Socia.'~ Security Acto The ways and means of dealing with peo ple ezpressed in the administration of th® Social Security Act programs howevery has had an effect on general assistance programs, B6'any localities make no distinction Wows between the administrative methods of the Social Security Aot programs and that of the general assistanoe programs, D, California State Laws In Californiay general assistanoe is known legally as P°Indigent Aid°1, The laws governing it and the Social Security Aot programs are found in the Welfare & Institutions Code, 8eotion 19 of 'the code stateso P1The purpose'of this code is to provide f®r .protections Gamey and assistance to the people of the State in need thereof`y and to promote the welfare and 0 2 - ~yC7v~~ I, TAE BACKCFtOUND OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE oantinued happiness of all of the people of the state by providing public assistance to all of its needy and distressed, It is the ~.egislative intent that assistance shall be administered promptly and humanelt~s with due regard for the preser® vation of family lifeg and without disc~riminatirsn on account of raoe~~:~~li~ gion, or political affiliation9 and that assistaaxoe shall be so edministered as to encourage self~respeotp self=reliances and the desire to be a good oitizen9 useful to society,°B Under limitations and restrictions of law and in addition to other powers 'coiaferred, the Boards of Supervisors may provide for the Dare and maintenance of the indigent sinks or dependent poor of th~r county and may provide medical and dental and health sezvioes and s~xpplies to persons in need th®reof ~•ho are unable to provide these things themselves and may levy necessary te~`xes for these purposes (Paraphrased from W&I Code9 Saotion ~~10}, All counties are mandated to provide general aasistance for needy mounts residents. '°Ever~• county and every city and co',~nty shall re~.ieve and suppa~rt all incompetents pooh, indigent pes~sons seed three incapacitated by age9 diseases or aocident° lawfully resident thereins when such persons are not supported and relieved by their relatives or friends9 or by their own means or by State hospitals or other State or pri- vate institutions,°t (W&I Code9 5eo~ion ~SCC~a Court decisions stets that this section °~impeses a mandatory duty upon coun~ ties to relieve and support all indigent.pagsons :awfully resident therein and not supported and relieved by their.rel.atives or nth®~° means7°, Ind °°the administration of county general x°elieg given pursuant to this seo~ tion is vested in the county Board of Supe~isa.rs9 such matters as granting indigents a specific type of reliefs requiring the payment of any ap®cific amount to them9 or prescribing the time at whi¢sh payments are to b® made are matters within the discretion of such ~noarda9 and the court bas no authox°ity to interfere with the administrative deteswaination of a Board of Supervisasrs with respect to the granting of such relief in the absence of a clear showing of fraud or arbitrary or oaprioious conduct°9el No direct mandate exists to provide fsa~° Heady nonresidents, The state law is permissive in this respect, °' "Every County may give such emergency zelief too dependent non ~~ residents as the respective Beards of Soper~n•isora deem neoesaary, °P "(~~Z;._C'Od~r9:::5CL•t10Y~ ~r~~l;),s.,: • Detailed definitions of residence and the liabi5.itg of certain relatives to support needy persons are to be found elsewhere in the Welfare & Institutions Code and in the Civil and Criminal Codes of Califox°nia, l See Deering's California Codes W&I "52, pag® .31~Us I. THE BACKGROUND OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE ~c~ntinued) E. Butte Connt~r General Assis~aaa®e E~~Slin~ Ordinance B17TTE COUNTS ORDINANCE NOe ~j$°~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE COtt~N't7 O~ BUT'1'Efl STATE OP' CALI~RNIAe 'i'O BE KNOtRN A9 THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE ENABLING ORDINANCEe DEFINING AN INDIGENT RELTEF' PROGRAMS SPECIFYING THE PURPOSES OF THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE PRO= GRANT; PxO1rIDING A ~AE'i~OD OF ESTABLISHING STADTDARD~ OF GENERAL ASSIS- TANCE AND OF A~9ENDING SAID STANDARDS PROVIDING ~dETHODS P`OR DETER96IN ':INCc'ELIGZBSLI'1°Y FOE GENERAL ASSISTANCE AND ®F ESTABLISHING OPERATING POLICIES AND PROCEDtfltES GOVERNING THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. AND OF AMENDING SAID POLICIES AND PROCEDURESy AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT ~YEREWTTH. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS of the COIJNT% of BUTTES State of California9 DO OR.DAIbT as f ollo~s s SECTION le. Adoption of G®n®ra1 Assistance Program 1.1. '!'here is hereby adoptedayn indigent re~.iefprogram for the County of Bezttee Stage of Californiae to b® known as the General Assistan®e Programo The General Assistance Ps^®gram shall be the means by which the Board ®f' SupeisorsA under the Welfare.arad Institutions Code of the State of Califor~ Wise disaharges~ its re~pansiibility to provide aid for needy residents of Butte C®unty~ and by -which said Bard eaerm oises9 antler said codes its. authority to provide emergency relief for needy non=r®sidents living within Butte County. ;~;,; In2, The ordinance shall be known and oited as the~'AiBUT~°E COUNTY GENERAL ASSISTANCE ENABLING ORDINANCE°B. SECTION 2. Purpose of Adimpti~n of General Assistance Progs°am „. 2.1. The General Assistance Program is adopted to assure uua.form~ operation of indigent re3ief activities throughout the County* of Butte; to prometee prated and secure the general welfare of the p®®ple Chereof and encourage self~respecte self=r®liance9 aaad th® desire tai Tie a good citizen useful to sooietys SEC'PTON 3b Establishment of Unif~srm Standards ®f Genea^al Assistance ~: 3.1. The Butte County D®partment of Seeciabl Welfare shall list the basic requirements ®f' all :people for decent and healthy living and shall assign money values to each of the require manta in accordanoe with the minimum costs of the require manta. Said Department shall also list the special require menu of some persons for decent and healthy living and shall assign mflney values to each of the special regazire= manta in aoc®rdance with the minimum ®osts of the special requirementso Ttaese basic and special requirements ez pressed in money figures shall be known as the Standards of Genera]. Assistance, ~~~® I. THE BACKGROUND OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE (continued} 3,2. The Standards of General Assistance shall be submitted by the Butte County Departm®nt of Social Welfare to the Board of Super visors for approval and adoption, 3.3. After adoption the Standai°ds of General Assistanoe shall be revised upward or downward by the Butte County Department of Sooial Welfare as the costs of the basic and special s^®~,uir~ menu vary9 but suoh revisions shall have prier approva3 and adoption by the Board of Supervisors before beoaming effective, SECTION 4, Determination of Eligibility for General Assistance ~__, ::I... Eligibility for General Assistanoe shall be determined by the Butte County Department of Socia"1 Welfare by measuring a.n appli~- cantFs readily available resources against the established Standards of General Assistance: Those persons found to have such resources in lesser amounts than their needs as determined by the Standards of Genes~al Assistance, shall be considered to be eligible for General Assistanoe in as far as need is concerned., 4,2, Etigibili't~y for. General Assistance9 in so f'ar as residenve is concerned, shalt be determined by said Department iri aeoordance with the Welfare and Insti~Jrztiona Code of the State of Califor= nia, arid; shall ohange to crs'nfarm to any amendments to said codes ;~:: SECTION 5, lUfethod of Payment of General Assistance 5.1. All General Assistanc® whenevea° t°easible, shall be paid by Butte County warrant, SECTION 6; Responsibility of Kindred 6,1, Determination of those kindred of recipients held to be respcn~ sable to suppor$ or contribute to t•he support of General Assis~ tanoe recipients shall be made iXi aoec~rdance witYi the Welfare and Institutions Code~of the State cf Califcrnaa and shall ohange to Conform to any amendments to said Code, 6,2. A standard for determining the extent of liability of said kindred to support recipients of General Assistance shall be developed by the Department of Sooial Wel~are9 such standa.bd =shall become effeotive upon approval and adoption by the Boa-rd cf Supervisors9 and shall not. be ohanged without prior approval of the Board'of Superviscrs, SECTION 7, Establishment of Operati».g Poli~:y and Px~oredure 7.1. The Department of Social Welfare shall develop detailed opena~- ,_ ting pbIioies and prooedures based on this ordinance9 and shall submit these for review and appra~°al of the Board of Superviy sots,. Suoh pclioies and groeedu;es shall become. effe~.tive upon approval by the Board of Supervisors, 7.2, Revisions9 deletions or additions of operating pclioies and pros oedures a.s developed~by the Department of Social Welfare, shall be submitted for review and approval. of the Board of Supervi~ sots before beooming effective, ~S~ I, THE BACKGROUND OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE (,continued) SECTION 8e Appeal t® the Board ®f Supe~isors 8,1. At~y applicant for or recipient of General Assistance who be- lieves that General Assistance has been improperly denied by the Butte County Department of Social Welfare or that General A~sistanoe has been granted by said Department in a lesser amount than required by the Standards of Cenei°al Assistance may present the matter to the 'Board of Supervisors, SECTION 9, gariarioes gx-"~ 9.1.. Where conditi®ns exist which make compliance with any rule impx°acticables the Department of Sooial',Welfare may recommend that the Board of Supervisors modify-or.amend any requirement set forth in this ordinance, SECTION 10. Repealing ~10~1 Ali ordinances and parts of ordinances of said County in con- -. ~%~~` flact with ,this ordinances- to the ,extent ~of such conflict and no furthers era h®reby i°epealed; SECTION 13... U'alidity ~ .. 's~.~.1. Tf any sections subsections sentences clause or phrase of this ~y ordinance is for any reason held by a court of competent juris- diction to be invalids such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, SECTION 12, Enactment and Effective Date 12,1 This ordinance. shall take effect 30 days after the date of its adoption and before. the. expiration of 15-clays after-,its adog~ tion, shall be published once with the Haines of the members '~ voting for and against the~same in the Orovill:e Press a news¢ paper published iri the County of Butte. ,~ Adopted and passed by the Board of Supervisors County of Butter State of Californian on the 10th day of June' 1957, - 6 - ~~~~. II. STATEMENT OF FUNCTION OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRA Tha General Assistance Program is a county financed xogram to provide assis= tance for nee@y parsons not eligible to the federal~tate assistance programs In administering the general assistance program the purpose of the Department of Social V9slfare shall be toe A, Promote and maintain the general welfare of the people of Butte County; Be Assure ghat such needy persons as described in this manual receive aid; C, Asaur® uniform equitable treatment of all needy persons so that within the available resources of the county Heady persona receive sufficient aid to provide decent and healthful living; D. Preserve the dignity and self respect of applicants and aecipients; E> Assure that applicants or reoipiants receive help from the Depart merit of Social YPelfare and other agencies in restoring themsal~es to self=sufficiency and self~ea're; m7- ~~~~ Ille , DEPTNTmIONS OF MANUAL TERMS As used in this manual the follawwing terms ~.isted in the order of their use in the manua3.s shall have the following meaningso Department o Butte County D epa~°tment of Social ~e]Lfare o Applio~nts Axiy person making applicati®n i'ar general assistance in beha5.f o~ h~.mae~3.~~ ward. or era assistance hoes®ho1d~ . Assistance $ouseholda An applioant9 the spouse ®#° the applicant (or person occupying the role of spotxse)s children unde~° the age of 18 and mentally incompetent persons dependent tip®n the spp~lica~a~t or his. spouse far a~upport and maintenance who reside together as members of a family unit, Simon l~,e Persons A person 18 years o~ age and o~.der n®t a member o~ an aseie~ tance househald~ Recipiento A person or assistance household re~seiv;.ng general assistancse, Temporar3r General Assistax~ces Payments to persons or assistance househ®lds eligible to aid for a period of not more than three consecutive months Continuin,;~,General.Assista~,n~eo Payments to persons ar assistance households eligible to aid for ~ pe~°iod greater than three consecutive monthso Readil Available Resourceso Immediately~a~ailai~le cash or goads; credit; ~°elatives; or friends able to asist; property immediately convertible into cash or credit; or community resources avs,ilable for meeting the immediate needs Ligtzi.d Assets Cash on hand and in safe deposit bores; deposits in banks postal savings, csredit unions$ building and loan associations9 or other finar~m vial institutions; stacks or bands of any.~character that have an immediate marketable va~.ue; and other negotiable ixi'~umenta, - Personal Pro ert o Liquid assets and me~~'able property that can be converted into casb.p such as loasx value of life insurance; and automobi~.e; martga~ges and promisso~°y noteso Pe~°sonal and household effects and tools needed for a livelihood shall not be considered as personal property; Real Propert~a Land and.®ve~thing that belo~ags with the land or is perma~- nently affirmed they®to ia~cludi,~ago mines; min®rals and quarries in and under the land' patented .and unpate~~~d mining claims; oi~. and miner$1 rights and royalties; .growing timber; arad.~~:~~railers ®r boats used as a lnomee, ~k Incomeo Any benefit in Dash or in kind reoeived as a result.of current or past labor or servicesg business activities9 interests in real or personal property or as caratribution from persons9 organi~atians or assistance agencies m ~ m SIS, DEFSN'ITSONS 0~' MANUAL TEAS corati~.ued Net Snaome s Th®, amos:sst remaining after subtraoting from, wages s salariee~ 0r ~- . commissions all regtixired dedua~ians and easpensss incu~°ed in securing and re® tainxng emplo~rment~ or9 the amount remain~.ng after de~.uction from grass in= - come of pr®perty {includisag property ixa whi®h a Y.ife estate is held)g produces ar business ent®rprisesgall normal a.~ems of ®~cpens® inoidsntal to its receipts .. Responsible R®~.ati~res s 'lie spcvxss a parent and adult children cf ~n app~.iQant or recipient of gen~aral assistance Bcitte Count xesidsnt s A person w'ho has resided. a~a the State of Califa~rnia continuously f®~° a peri®d of three years with the intent to make Calif®rnia his homes who has soot last such state res:~dence by act or intent and who has resided in B~xtte C®~tnty for at least ®ne year immediately p~°icr to the date of applicatian~ Nan-Residents ®person ~+rh® dc~®s net mast the abo~ residenc® rsquirsr~entsg Bi~Co A,~eements A de~i®e pr®vided under Secti®n 2503 of the W&S C®de for the use ®f County ~®lfa~~; Department~ag when th® inte~°~sts of bath th® ~~ci~ pient and the county are best ser~'sd by not requiring the recipients retu~°n to Iiis county of residences lJair3ng the time such an agreement is in effect the person neither ~.~ses rosi.dsnce in his own county nor acquires it in the county where he resides, ]~r- 7.o able persons A person hav~.ng the physical and. mental oapaoity to accept and retain emplayr~ent9 who is net disqualified in the current labor market by reason of age or de~°ox~mity Ap~Zicatians The first signed request for aid made by ar on behalf of an app~aean~ and acknowledged by a Department representati~re, Aeo,~ened Case s A signed request i'ax~ ~.id made by or an ~ahali' of an app~.icant who has previo~zs~.y received gene~°al assistance and which't~req~zest is acknow ledged by a Depa~°tment rep~'esentative, Standards of A;ssistanoe: A list of the basin requa.xements of all pe¢sple for decent and healthy living9 and of the speaia~. requirements of some people,. to which maney vs.lues in accordance with the oura~ent minimum costs of each of the listed rs~,ni~rements has been assigned Frguds The willful withholding of signi#'icant information or misrepresent. lion of facts which results in payment of genera]. assistance ar of a ~.arger amount of general assistance to which the ~°scipisnt would otherwise not have been entitleda Boarding Rams Cares Personae. care but not nursing oar®) given to amb~.latary adults in a licensed boarding home ~~ ~~ ~. _ ~, ~~~ ~,. ,y{,. t~~~~ IV, ELIGIBILITY FOR GENERAL ASSISTANCE General Assistance shall be predicated on the requirement that an appli~ cant shall sign applications Fmrm BII X200. A, Gsne~al~Eli,~bilit~ Factcsrs 1, Tem orar General Assistance . An applicant shall b® e~.igib].e far temporary general assistance wheno a, His resources are faund to be; (~.} Liquid assets no greater than the amount of general assa.stanoe necessary to meet one manth of need as determined by the Standards of Assistance `.(~) Persana,~ ~. ~ o~ertyq including liquid assets no ~x°eat-er th~.n S60A000 tatal ~v~l.us, (3} Real Praper~g With an assessed. value no greater than X29500.©0 less encnmbx°ances of record. (4} Income9 no greater than .the amount of genera'1 assistance necessary to meet his monthly need as determined by the Standards of Assistanoe, {5) Res onsi.b:le relatives unab7.e to meet his monthly need as~determined. by the Standards of Assistance, b, He is a Butte Count Resident, c. Hs .encl.. a~.l members of the assistance household Who are employable persons axe mailable i°or v~ark and currently registered at the State Bepartment of Employment-, or He and na member of the assistance haussho~.d can be can sidered as emnlo able persons,, b~.t it can reasanab~.y be expected that other resources will be available within a three month periodp ~. ~.1 j~; IVs ELIGLBILI'~C ~(}R GEHERAI, ASSIST~IT~E~~®~s•~ant~~d~ 20 C®ntin~in Gea~eral As~ia°~anoe An app~.i~a~at ~hal~. la® eligible for ~ontin~ing general a~ei~t~,r~~e v~hen~ A:~r:~. •- ~.: trz~ ~e~~u~°~~~ a~~e ~~~d to ba n~ g~~sater than thoee d®e~rihed ;,~»~.z:~; . ~de~ `l~m}~ora~ Ge~'te~al ~~~i~¢an~~~ ,~. i~, He is a ~tt~ G~~x~a~~e~~d~x~~ .=. o$ He axed ~1~, mem~+es~~ of the a~s~~~t~~,r~~ ho~~~hald oaranot be Dort aad~red ~,~ ®a~p~,o~able pe~~~a~x~~ ~:nd at ~as~n~t ~eat~~anehly be @.3Ype~~i~d t~~~ t~~~$~B.° ~e~~~,rt~~t~ 66'1.1, b~ ai~.able xithi~a, thrP,@ HRO13th~ a B9 Special Eli~xil~ilit~ ~'a~tor~~ m ~ru.. z~ -ix'w ia.~~ c a.~b~ 3. Single Emp~.~a,'~~.e Pereona A jingle ~aar~ vvhaa can be ~eonaider®d ae aaa +~mp~.o~able psra~in shall :A~";~.~s:-~,,.n~t ire slagibl8 #°o~ gerae~°al aeei~tar~~es ~ e~.ngle e~oman vrho fan. he k 'ccmnside~ed ~~_ an emp~.c~~able pe~eoY~ mar he eligihl® fo,~ ~empara~ :~:,gen.e~a~. a~~~~s~.;~.~c~. ` ua~?°~ec•~~ ~~ `the pr~.e9r approl o~ a Serial 4~crk Supe~e~~ar3 ._ .~,._ 2: Non-Res~.dente Pion resident applie~axat~ othe~~.ise eligit~~.e ~o~° temporary ®r con. . tint~a.ng genere.l, aeeietanc®$ ahal:~ tae eligible pending ~eri~'ice,~;3on of le„~aY reeidence and. a~thaari~ation tee retu them t~s the pP.ace of legal ~®eidence fl pro~.ding their ag~°ee to return tai the~.r place of legal re~idence~ . Non reeid®nt recipi®ntefl othe~n~.~e eligabP,e for tempogar~r or con tixa~ting general a~~~.~t~n~e p ~o~ xhom no state and~or c®urlt~r r~~x~ deaxce can be eetabli~l~eds e}~ll ~b® el~gil-1® pending ot}xer arrange manta f®~ th®3.~ ffi~x~~o~t~ 3 ~ P®r~caae Pe~a~.in~ Eli ~~w lit r~~,~ ANG Pereoxae other~iee e~,~.g~.b~.e ~o~ t®mPa®re,~r gene~~.~: ~aeeiatanceg who are pending alete~ination o~ e~.ig~,ba,li~ for ANC• pa~rmenteQ eiae.l~. n®t be e~.ig~.b].e ~~r Gene~a~. Aee~eta~~e gee they cooperate ~ul~ r~ith the I~par`~meazt end. lax en~+~~en~®nt ®~~iciale ~.n the ~.ocaticn ®f aPie®nt Parente o~ children incl~a~.ed in the h®~a®eh~l~., . 4 • bark Relia~ Ae~i~nnnent A2~. empla~rabl® applicaa~te and recipients o~ general a,eeieta,nae shell be rei°err®d t® the ?~~~r~~y P~xblic ~P®~k~ ~'a~d ~+~r womk au~eign~nent a.x~ exchange for g®n®ra7. aeeistaaxce pa~nerats~ l~ o ~~~~ V o ~I,ORATION 4F ELIGIBIS~ITY FOR GENERA7, ASSISTANCE Ao Wha May_ ~~ Any per$on may make application for general assistance in behalf of himselfg warafl or aka: assistance households . Bs A litants9 and Reci ients° Res onsibilit The explo~°ation of facts concerning eligibility shall be a ~~int xespansibility of the applicant and the Department's social workers The records or documents in the applicant°s possession shall be used whenever passible to abtai~t-,info~mam Bono Cs De artment°s Cass Records 1, Confidentiality of Case Records 9Qsssrecords kept by the Welfare Department shall be Confidential a1~ld shall not be open to examination or inspection e~Cept by the Grand Jury of the county or by a board or an officer of the state ox° the county charged..with the supervision or direction of such general ass~.stanCe or with t~e;:;CCtrol or expenditure of funds applicable to such general a$sistances At~y,;.Ci:$;~,~ zen shall be entitled to demand an,d receive from the boardfl offi~ex°q:..,. , .. Committeefl,person or society having custody of such records a statemea~,of the amount9 character and value of the aid received by anp perso~.s°~ .(~&~ Code Section 2506)0 2. Contents of Case Records The department shall. maintain case retards of each applicant or ~°ecip~.snt of general assistantey consisting ofo as , : ~~-,"mod .a~~~.~.~a.~a.~r~i.;: ~ft~s~1'i:~U,~.2~C~ ~ r :' b. Authorization for financial in~stigationQ form BB 228, If assistants is granteds e. Budget record sheets faxm BU l~s d. Fir~a.ntial authorization records forxa Biz 2780 eo A narratiae of all contacts with or about the applicant and/or recipients f. Copies of significant correspondences gs Other appropriate i'orms~ ley medical releases and reports9 etta Do Hama Visits A home visit shall be made during the exploration of eligibility and prior to the granting of aid except i.n emergency situations In~eme~°genoy situations, pending a home visitfl aid may be granted for a period not to exceed fi~;e {5) days e l3 0 (~ r % ~, . v go EXPLORATIOP~ OF ELIGIBILITY FOR GENERAL ASSISTANCE contintaed) ~, Vex°ification of resources 1a Persbnai Pro erg s E~er,~ applicant shall sign an Authori~atios~ for Investi~ gatioxafl Porm BU. 228 to be 2x~sed for verifi.~atir~ra o~ reso~nrces. The valise of .personal prope~°ty shall be established mr ver~.f~.ed. by doctaments in -the .applicant ° s possess~Lonq nx° key oors°espnndenoe with ~.nsuranee. o®mpanie~a banks9 stock compazaiesa etco A sav~.ngs account shah be vex~.~ied by inspectic~s of the bank book or by cleax~arxce with the banko The value of mo~~+r vehicles _. shall. be determined in accordance with state manual.. sec¢~.ons AB 135o1O or G . 135,15a 2, Real Prolnertys. Real px°opex~y holdings shall. be verified by x°ecent tam receipts9 ~.f the applicant has snob receipts in hip possess~.ons or by pro perty search repoa°ts fr~.om..o£i'icial re~ardso 3o I.s.. All. income of the apply.cant and-members of the assistance hauseh shall •be .ccansidered and verified in determin~.ng the need for ge~aeral assistan~ea Potentia7....income axad reeourees sha13, be explored-a-nd developed so ths;<t it can be made available to meet the needs of the familyo Income shall b~ ver3,fied from paycheck stube9 social. security award letters9- or clearance through the radial security field officeg state employment offatee far unemployment ar state disability ix~sux°a~e benefitsfl veterans administrationg railroad retirement board,and statements from ~°espansible relatives or other persox~sa ¢, Res onsible Relativess Namesa addressers and contx°ibutionsg if ar~8 of all responsib~.e xelatives sha13, be obtained as well. as the applicant ° s statement about their, ab~.lity to cax~tribute tc his aupporto The responsible relative shal3. be informed that he ~.~ liable for the costs of any general assistance granted to o~° in behalf of the recipients by the. use of Form Letter BU 60 The d®gree of liability shall be determined by the racial worker in aocord® once with the General Assistance Responsible Relative Contribution Scale and in accordance with Seetioa~ IZ9 Repayment of General Assistance® In determining the degree. of liabi~lity9 unusual expenses and heavy financial obligations restal.tiaag f~°om medical ar dental needs of the responsible relative or of his+ dependent may be taken into ca~nsideration and the degree of liability.~3.xed at a lesser amvi~nt than that indicated by the Scaled (See also Sectioa~ IX)o The responsible relative shah. tae notified in writing by the social worker o~ the Department9s decis~.on concerning his l~.abilitye The degree of liability and the basis of the decision shall be clearly outlined in the natificationo A responsible relative°s fa~.lure to replp to Form Letter BU 6 mr to cantr~ibute in the amount set by the I}epartment shall be rep®rterl t~ the Distr~.ct Attorney far appropriate action, (Refer to Pc~l.icyfPro~edure Memo. #3~ Notif~.catior~ to District Attax°ney)o ~. dl~.m ~~~~ . ~o R~f.'LORATTON OF ELIGTBILI'~Y FOR GENERAL ASSISTANCE_(Co~.~inued) Ea ~eri~ioat~.on o~ R®sourees 0®ntixaued} 4a Respons~.hle Relativeso ~oont°d~ An appi~.oanty otherwise el~.gible for general assistanoea shall not be denied general assistance because o~ fail~z~°e to oooperate~ or ~or~tribute on the paw o~ a responsible relatlvea GEN~s ASSISTANCE RFSPON~IBLE RELATI~ OONTR7~UTI4N SOAT~ Bdonthly Net Nuzabe~~° o~ Persons l~penderat IIpon the lncs Tnc came ~. 2 3 4 ~ ~$a,.~.f.m~m Required Monthly Go~atribut~.®ns 160m169 ~0 $D #8 170m179 ~ 8 8 1801.89 14 0 0 190m199 22 C 8 200209 38 0 0 210219 38 3 (: 220229 4~ 11 0 ` 230m239 ~ 54 19 8 ~ .; 240249 62 27 C~' `~~t~ 2gp425g 78 35 0. ~_'o 260269 78 43 ~ s' ~e ~~°~Om~7g 86 51 ~- ~. 0 e 28om289 94 59~ ~~ 0 0 29on299 1G2 67 38 © e 3000309 11Q '~5 38 0 (~ 31a~319 13.8 a3 46 6 (3 320329 126 91. 54 14 0 33a~339 134 99 62 .22 8 340349 1.42 1.07 70 38 0 350359 15m 115 78 38 0 36p~36g~ 138 123 86 46 ~ 370379 166 131 94 54 14 38a=389 174 139 102 62 22 390p399 1.82 147 1.18 7® 30 4ao~4o9 190 155 11.8 7a 383 Fos° each adda~tional. $10000 nc~t inecam.e over ~409e409 the ma.xd.mum ~°equired m®nthl~t ~ o1~tr~.hution is increased X80000 F, l~erifi~atican of R®si_d_~n~e 1:a The statements o~ the applicant shall. be need whe$~~. possible to ~sta~~ .~ fish residence, 20 Additiorsal information ooncex°~.ng res:~dence shall be secured from rent and utility ~°eee~.pts9 a~ld 1.ettersfl emplo~ers~ 1.andl.o~°d~~ etog i~ the applioantus statements are oon~usix~g or con~lictingo 15 0 ~To E7CPLORAI°ION OP ELI(~IBI1+I'~~C FOB GENEBAI, ASSISTANCE continued} 3v I~ legal. residence elsewha~°a .than-Butte Cc~unt~ is ~.nd~.catedn data~.~.ed ~:re~dra .imat#.on condar~s~ that ~.egal resid~oe x.11 be sacua°ed .and ~orwardad to the: apprcapriat~ coa~t~ w~l~are department with a guest .for ~er~.f3:dation o~ residences anal acathor~f~at~.on to ratu~ the appl~.canto ~Gons~.t the Publ~.c Wel~ara Directoa~ for a saw o~ state ~°es~.deonoe ~.aws and methods ®~ corras~ p®ndesnce ~ a r G, Date:rmination o~ ~La]lra~?aia~.l~.t~ 1'o Z~ the applicant or a m~em~aer off' the assi.stan.ce household has been racantlp ,• essuployad and there is r~o c~~aastion about h:l.s ability' tcs wc~r~fl he shall be oons~,des~°ed t.~-.-be as~~ em~r~~~,~b~.~ p~rso~xa 2, I~ the applicant or a mesmber o~ the ass~,stance hoxasahold has not bean a~aployad9 has not bean x°ecent~.~ emplo~eda or is 11.1fl d~.sab~.esd o~° handicappedq detarm~,n,® anon, of. h~.s emplo~'ab~.l~.t~' sha~.1 ba made ~.n t~~s oaf his physical condit~.on based an med~.ca1 respos°ts9 his age3q h~.s s~lls~ and'~ffies realist~:c possibi~.it~ o~ playing him in emp~.®y~mant as reported b~ the State Depa~tmaat o~ Ennplo3r~mant, H, A~ailabil _ ~s~, F}n ~o ent 1, Department o~ Employment ~reg~.strat~.on oards~ o~ all appl~.carats aasd ;m~~ers o~ a~sistances households who era coidered as emp~.o~able persons sha~~~ bes revieswad ~ox° currant ragist~°ationo ~ ' ~Y 2, Additional information co~a~ersa~,ng the i~adependasxt a~~ox°ts o~ empl®~ables ger~ans to secure amplo~mesnt ~+laa~.l s,~1sa~ be cs]ataineda ~r .: I, Applicant°s P~.an t'or Serlf~ffiaintesnanoa . ~~: ~` _ In~ozmation about the length of time the applicant ea~pects to need genera. .....::..assistance fo~° hi.msalf and the assistance housewhold and his plarss fo~° se1.f~ maintenance ox° support froffi other sources shall be obtainedo de Plan for Reci~riesnt i,i~in~ Outside of Butte Ca~at~ to when a Bi=Counter A~raamat~t has beau, esnt®rad ~.nto in acooadanca with the. W8e2 Codex Section 250~a esligib~.lit~ factoa°s and Heads shall be d~tarminesd i~ eaoparation with the co~.nt~ in which the rescipient resideso ol~~ ~Io DEl'ERMINATI4N ~F EhIGIBIZITY FQH GEIdE13AL ASSISTANCE El~.gibility shall.,.~ae.detgrmi~aed as quickly as possible and a decision reached within 30 days of date of applicat~.or~o A.f Evaluation of Informatiwn ~.'he social worker shall evaluate information secured in the e~.ploration of eligibilitys Z, In tha light ®~ its intergaal ccnsist.en~yg 20 In the Zight of the mot~.ve$ and adequacy of k~iowledge of the per~soffi c~© plating the record or document or mak~.ng the state~entg 3, By. givi~tg weight to rel.at~.~re merit of information rather than number of ~i~:~~~~~ ~ information whir~h support or refute the applicant ° s statements. Bo Determination of ~i.nd of General Assistance ~~~~'~`"Z~'';Hawing evaluated ixeformatioza ol~taineds the social worker ~ha11. dec~.de if the :;.:aF~.~.i~ant meets the -el~.g~.bil~.ty requ~.rements for temporary or continu~.ng ; general. assistar~e as descx~.bed in section IVp Eligibility fo~° General. As~istanc~+ 2e If the applicant is not eligible for general. assistance9 the social: workes~ shall. inform the applicant of the decision and of the basis on which it was made, Whenever possible refea~ral to available community resources qr sew vices should be madeo ~o Determination of Amount o~ Gen.eral Assistance Pa ant b 1. If the applicant is eligible for gene~°al assistanceq the amount of the general- assistance payment shall be determined by the use of &tdget record Sheet9 Fors SiT l4. Monthl,3~ money amounts s~ha11 be entered representing the applies need as defined by the Star~iards of Assistancee Subtraction of his cu~°~°ea~t'net income9 if angn from the total amount of his need shall determine the incbmen' if avy9. from the total amount of h~.s need shall determine the monthly' gen~~°2al assistance allowanceo . 2. If the applicant is eligible fox° a period less than a months the payment shall be prorated accordinglya 3. In temporary and continuixzg general. aesZetanoe casesg,allowances may be made fob debts or co~xtract paymexats" which are determined by the social worker to be a art of the a licant°s current needed No allowance may be made for ixidebted~ Hess pa°i.or to appl3.cation for general. assistance or covering any pez°iod prior tc date eligibility is determined. 4, YVhen an all.®wancs for a special. need is included in the general aes3;stance payment9 information shall bs included in the nax°rative of the case reccsa~ which gives the basis for the decision to make ar:sp.e.~~.a3:.:allowanceo Do Standards of Gexaeral Assistance Ba$ic Requiremente'~ 1. Monthly aZlowar~es to meet basic requirements of all peoples subject to s~x~h e 17 ~~~ 1 i D. Standards .,~f General.. ~~~i~tan~9 ~~®ntinu~d~ r ~han~®~ th® B®ar~. ~~ ~~~~.~~~~ nna~ a~th~ri~e t'r~m t~.~ne t® time ~~® s ' as Fc~~d. ~~ AA ~~++ g 'i y JSI~L~~ 8a $~5 0 W~ x ~ ` Ck~al,d bi~°t ~ ~ ~4p ba S~e~ter ~®~ta~as~t mee,~.~ ~ dasi~.~ al.~~~n~e nit t~ e~~®ed $~e5~_ ' Per per~~x~o .. . ~~~a9 m~rt~~e pa~aer~t~ ~. ir~~s~e~ ~r rent ~,~ paid rt®t t~ ex~®eri"~ $4.5~~~.a . c a ~~~~~h~~.Ei~ do Pe~e~~ae,i Ira~i~.ental.~ _~ IJ~~®~ ®~ Pes~e~~a ~ ~n ~ ~ 3 4 5 & 7 ~ A~ea~ta~a~e ~i~~e®]~~~.d ~~~~,~~-;': ~: ~ ~m5{~ ~~'Q;J' ~.40~~ ~~p".3A~ lgo~~ 22D0~ °~4a~~ ~e e+~~? 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G~t~~er t~.. "' O~.l. ~~ ~eatg~ 6e 6a 6a~~ 60~~ d~~~ 6m~d~ 6,G~~ ~p ~~~ __ _ _ ~ Ike ---- 6,G~ s ((}~ ~ 6,~dd 60th ~sQD Gam.-6g~~~ bs ~ For Ex~ept~.~x~~ -~ ~~~ Se~t~.~n E~ S~.?~~iai Fa~t~re ~, ~~ YIw DETERMIb~ATT(7N OF ELI~~B~CbTT~' FOR OENERAh ASSIS~AN~E „~,~ontinued) ~, Staa~daxds of Cerae~°al Ac~sis~a~ac® ce~n~in~.ad} d~ iTtilities ~ eta. o ~aoratix~ueci.} W Metereda Ohioo 2~5~ Biggs ~~~® Gridley 150 Paradise ~C5~ o~a~ille ~~ ca~.ifs ~~te~ s~~~i~e ~s~m Ora~il~.e~W~rand.atte .~ :5~ Oaxba~e Remo~a~. ~ ~®~ill® - -- 1,2~ Paradise p~ Chic®= Gridley 1810 ~7ewe~ Ta~ ~ r~idl~y .. ~stad~ 9~gg~ " i~J e, ~%°aT7t8pa~t&16t1.aY1. Monthly allo~rance fog ®ach family membea~o $1,©O ~~~~ F1aRates As paid Special Reguire_~ner~ts '~ 2. Monthly allowances to meet special requirements of some people some of the times may ancl~.deo a, S,~ecial need for c~.othin~ Shall be al~.a~rec~ i~z~]y ~+rhen xepiacement is n®cessaa~yy ar to meet re~° quixements of empl~iyment9 and there axe na ather a~ailab]te resources to meet this needs Adu~.t ? . 5Q Child 13 ~ ~.7 I.0~00 Chid"` '~~ I2 7.50 Child.: ` Birth -~ 6 5., 5fl b`a~~'~a'~~~~i~;1::~eecl ~~~ latznd~ray Shah ~~ allow®d on~.y when physical ce~ndi.timn precludes recipient's a~'~i~rf~~y .in ot~n beha3fq a;nd there axe n® availabYe resources to meet this rxe.,ed., A~ paida c. S ecia~. n®ed fox telephone Shall be allawed only when illness a~equires immediate aocess to medics: caxe~ or when there ar® infants in a household liming in an isolated steep and there axe no other available xesoumoes to meet this needs. As paid A not to exceed minimum available ~°~ ~ For Exceptions ~ see Seotio~ E. eca.al Fa,Y,~, et~:~s a 1~ i. ~a p~A~Obfi ~F E~IGIBI~r~'Y~~R ~ENEB~,~ASSISTANCE aonti,nrxed~ Do Stend~rds _®~._~~®ral As ._.. , -_ -' : ~ - - . _ .. _ _ s~.s~ammae ~oontinaaed) de $Qe~ial ne~d_f®~ theraWavitio diets Shall ~~ a~.l~wec~ ~nl~ upon Coaxnt~ ~spital ph3r~i®ian4~c rep®mmend~ ti~no 'tae f~~.Iovring am®asaats eh~,~.l b® added t~ th® m~a~thl~r ~'®oe~ a~lowaaa®e ~'~ D ~, ~ s Child Child Child. -, ~erape~io Di®t C®et S~~c~~age Ada~.t 1317 ~ 7a1~ Birth to ;.,.. .. ;: _...,~::w~ ..:: _..~ „ ... ears ears 6 ears , D mx~ ~ I~ ~:~~~~~~e~~s; ;::~:~.., ~ ~. ~ ~ DIABE~C ABt?ZT I ~ ~~~:~`~~:'e~:° ~~,`,._. ~ ]CXX ~ X~IX 1}ZABER~L ~ . ADIII,'~ 8e LA~3,D,. ~ [~~ rz ~.~ as~i ors ~ _ . ~ ~ .!~ _ °7f3 XX7C q ~dere,te Need fl Severe Need Skaall ~e a~.~.o~edfl oaal.~ ~ahea~ neoassar~ t® aneet recipient~~ minim~.m dailar li~.ng xaeecis arad th®re ~sr® n® ®ther available reeotta~sses to meet this need, As paid m a~ot to ego®ed minimczm post, f, S eo~.al weed ~'or a epees irie~.d.ental {~o ® to ent . Shall be allowed to Dover transpoaet~,tion~ tools9 fees$ etoog only y when it is asoertairi®d that s~xoh allo~anoe mill result in employ mezat o~ a anem~ier ®f the ass~.stanoe househ®ld~ and theme are no other availabl® resourogs to meet this needs As paid. =riot to e~oeed minimcxm costs gb • e®ia1 needs ;~~r a ®nses incidental to ma~v~.n Shall be allca~ed to c~o`~r the ~®st o~ $ru~ing hone®hold go®ds _,.w:~axa].~ w-her~ suoh ~, move leads to sexpport o~ r~oipi®aat b~ means ~~ G~:,; c~c~~~a®~=~than general assa.stanoefl ~aheaa .ther® is aao ohoioe for the <:~~.: ~ec~pierit but t®~ movefl or when sash a mov® mould result in a _ lesser general assistanoe pa~sn®nt ~~~_shel-~er~ grid there are no other a~ailab~.e r®souroes tai m®et th~r. need.g As pa3.d. a rant to s~~e®d miriinx~raa oust. o ~C o ra'f} e~ eoia3. aaeeds for re Iacement re air or ~®Fa~se o~ household e~ui ~~~~ VT, DETER~ATION OF ETgIOZBZf,~T~ F?E3R OECIFI$.AiL ASSTS~ANC~ _(c~r~tinued~ D. Standards of Csnsra3 ~ssa~stasace c®ntin~asd~ h. Spec3a~. weed for housin,~ repair Shall be a~.~lowed ®n~.y where it ha,s been ascertained that such repair ®~ housing ®w~aed ®r being purchased by' the recipient is necessary to mainte,in adeg,uate shelter for the reeipient~ and theta are no oth®r ava,i~.abls r®soaarcm~s to meet this need, ~s paid o not to emceed minimum cost. i. S ®,p c~.a~.~,nesd,for~ la.i's ~.nseas~anc® ~a~ment~ Shall be a.llovs~ed only when it hay been ascertained that pay manta would presexve a s~esoures for the recipient or his dependants whieh,,~~.n reason:~bly be e~pectect ~o..be~-a~~'ailab~le for his or dais degi~~deai~s" support in t~~"~`~i®ar ~~uturei and there are no other availabl® resources to meet this need. ~r9 when the reoipient~s equity in the policy is 50f or greater and his need for general assistance is anticipated to be for a ~~ months or ~.esser periods and thax°e are no other a~.ilable rssorxrc®~ to meet this needs As paid ~ not to e~cesd min~.mum caat~,, 3o ecial need fair shelter utilities and trans oa°tation in excess of minimum allowances ' Shall be allowed only with approval of social work supervia sot when such special need is directly related to the health of the recipient and there are no other avai~.ab~.e resogarces to meet this Head. Ors when expenditure for a speoial need for transportation will result in a lesser or discontinued gen®ral assistance payment, ~ paid @ not to exceed minimum cast, E. ecial Fact~r~ 1B The following needs for all recipisntss except those with special dietsp shall be allowed at 80~ of standards Foods household and pe~~onal i.racidentalsQ transportata.on9 clothing' laundryq telephone9 emp'3e~yment incidentals repair and replacement of honsehold eeiuipment s mowing ezpsnsss ~ ho~xs~.ng repair and life ins~tr- ance pa~flrc®nts 4 2, Rent and utility items are to be al~.owed at cost providing they do. not exceed the standards of general assistance, 3. Recipients of temporary general assistance are not to routinely reoea.ve rent and utility payments, These are to be paid directly to landlords and other vendors. in emergent situations only. 2l tl J.Q 4e Tr~~aeport~tioxa needs off' ~ea~por~.~ gener~~ ~eei~tea~~e reoipesats ire ~ ep®oi~~, ~e~~uire~ex~t ~,~ei mot a ba~~i~ ~°e~,~a3re~nent~ A3~.®4v traaaep®rt~tion on~~ ~,~ p~~.d ~s~e~. ~~t to e~~eed the ~anim~a e,~i~.~hYe oosto ~ Q 1 ~AmC ~o~~.pio~~ ~,~,~3:~g ~a~o~e ®~ ~~ ~ ~~~a~e~ ~~ ..~, ~~aa~.~,y budget utait 4 wh® h~~ ~1~.®~1~ ~~~~.'~o~ ~ ~p®c~~.~~1 .d~,®~ fl re~o~®~aded b~ ~, ph~reicien ova the ~~~ ~~p~.°~~~ Sf~'~fl ~he,~.~1 h~~e hip ~®ede ~o~aputed ~d e,].~.owed ., T~aie p~~io~ ~l~o i~a~~,~dee ~ ~Ap~ ~e~ipie~at w~.th ~, ~peoi~~. diets who hie been ~e~.e~eed . ~~ffi,. ~~~ C~,~c~~de TB it~~~~ne e_n~. who ~.~ ~aei~ag tree,ted by ~ ~~i~~~® 3P$i~~,~3xo , VII, PA7C~T OF GENERAL ASS~ST~NgE. Continuing gea~er~g ~eei~t~a~®. ~~e~~~ be p~a.d ~~ ~®~~~, wa~r~~~ n The warrant ~~~.~. be ~.e~.i~r®d to the r®~i~~~h~..~ ~~c~~zgh the ~o So ~~~,~, ~~ }~~.~ ~e~a.denoe ~ddrese 9 or p].~®e tautua~.~,~r ~g~ee~b~,e . ~~ ~~5~ ~~~ip3exat ~~ad th® I3e~~~~~aeaa~ o Tempora~r general a,eea.~stoe eh~~,l be paid bar ~ie~.d puz~oh~e® order Frith' sash ®rder J.ienited to ~, period o~ not amore th~~a ~®u~teea~ ~g4 ~ d$~e ~ , :.~~~ - Ag -.x;~°°E~aa_n3mm~' Bate o~ Cene~°~.1_~A~~~~~s~~~® ~ ~~u. ~ ~' General ~essiet~noe eh~~.~1 be paid ~ro~n the date eligil~~.~.ity ie eetabliehedo Be Autk~ori~in~ Prc~c~~clure P~3-ment eh~l~. ~Se ~~thori~®dg oh~nge~.9 denieda ®~ c1~.~coxatir~vted b~ ~xse off' Form BT7 278 fl 3aa eoo®rd~xa~e with Po1.io~IPr~oeclua~e Ye~o #13 a '7~e eooi~~. worker eh~~.1 ind~.~a,te an ~~ B~] 278 when pa~yanent ie t® be ~b~ the ~i~ld pohe,~e ®rder~ . ~ ~ ,. - CQ ~,Fa.al.d::P~.r~~i~,e~ ®~.ere ~~~ .. The ~i~sld p~oh~~e o~.er eh~ll be eu~ed a~ ~o~.~.owa~ s 1 o In t®m~sor ~exa~sr~l e,eei~t~~~ ~~~e~s ..2;. ` ~ o~n~~~u~r~g o~ee~fl whew mouth®ri~~.ng ~.~itial generel a,r~eietance ~x~d the '`~~ ~ _~e~p~.es~t he,e iediat® needs whioh own®~ be ffiet b~' other reeouroee `~.per~d.ing rer~eipt ®~ ~ w~~exatp - 3 a ~i-hen in the opini~xa o~ the sooial worker end eooia,3 work supex°~isor . good eooie,]. vrork plar~ir~g des®e n®t iaadias~te pa,~rmer~t h~ oo~tty warraat o - 4, In ~cc®rdaxaoe with general ~o~t~ polies for the puroh$ee ®~ other go®d.e ~nt~~or ee~~.~ee euoh ae ~ned.i~a,~. ei~tie~r~e for deterntia~a,tion a~ ela.g~,b~.1.xt~fl eta , ~, 22 m ~' 1 t. ~~~~,. VII. PAYtV~1'T OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE aantinued) Do Requisitions A Butte County general rec}uisit~on shall be used to authori2e the issuance of a csheck frat~ the ~?archasing ,Department petty cash fund far the purpose of returning GA req~a.ents to ~~ieir place of 1ega1 reaxdences ~...~. Provedu~°e . a« Social wo~°ker completes the BD' X78 in accordance vrith P'~P Bdemo # ~l~-~Ab. Tn a,ddit~.ane social waa°ker completes BU 25 (request .for F,PeO,~,) showing the recipient.as name9 case ntunber~g amount of the .. check to be drawn9 and the purpose of the payment. be. Social worker ra~xtes the case and BU 2~ to the account clerko c. Account clerks from ~.nfornAatian an the BU 27$ and BU 25y completes a Butte County general requisitions -~y~~: The completed reguisiiion shall be given to the recipient with ''•~~~ instructions to present it to the County ~'urchasing Department-- for issuance of a checko 23 l ~! • Vlll.~ DETERMINATION OF CON~'INU~NO ELiOIBILTTY FOR GENERAI, ASSISTANCE A. Respansibili~~ ~or~tioratinuing Investigation ~, The Depar~cment s#~al~. be responsible i°or such aontinuing a.nvestigation as is necess~,~°y to insure payment only to eligible reoipaer~ts$~ to insure payment, of aid in .the correct ar~o~ant; t~ assist recipients. to meet needs as. fu3:ly as poss~.'ble; a~ad t® assist reca.p~.~e~.te in restoring themselves to self: sufficie~_cy . and sself~~are The provisions gc9verning the metha~d continuing~investa,ga~Ci®ns, See V, Assistance); 'A,,redeterminati~n of e:~zgibility of be mac~a ,mon~th~~t, of initial investigat~,on also govern all Explos°ation of Eligibility for General tam Dray eneral assistance oases shall A redetermination of eligibil~.ty oi' centin~.in_~ ~•ene~ca~. assistance cases shall be made at least ever~r,six ~6) months, B. Hom Visits A home visit shall be a part of eaoh redetermination of eligibility, Home visits iaa addition thereto shall be made as frequently as circumstances rovarrant from the standp®int of determining o®ntinu3ng eligibility o~ devel~ oiling emp~.oyment and rehabilitation s,ervioes. C. Servioes The Department shah. be responsible for cass~rork planning directed toward assisting families and chi~.dren tc impa~ove their sooial~ psyohological9 health and finanoial ~ircumstanoes with the objectives of preventing further depend enoy~ strength®ning family lifeg protecting ohildren~ and enabling families and children t~ attain social and ec~snomic independence - Services shall consist,primari~.y of counseling and ~xse of the casework method within the competence of ,the workea~'as well as referral to resources within the ~enoy and the communityR They sha~.l ineludeo ~ •- 1 n members of the :~Lcz!rment ar~ in a, All persons in the assistance household potentiall~r eligible for the services' o#' the B~xreau of Vacati~na3. Rehabi:].~.tation shall be~ so referred, . b~ Employable persons in the assistance household shall be referred ~o . a local, office of the California State Employment Service, ~ Such persons µur-°: shall ,register for work and keep the registration current iz~. accordance :-:'°.~~- ;: with the r~t~es of that department, ~ '~~~' 2. Refer, rind ~o a~~~a~a°za~e• and ~.~rai~.ab~.e community ~eso~x~°ces a~.l persons in the family needing ~nedir~als psychiatricg psychological: or mental health.. services4 3. Sden~.ifying. evaluating and seeking salutions to social ~roblems~:suali`~"~:: as inadequate c~° unhealthy la.wdng arrangements; d'•ami].y budget ill ning and the use of money; social~isolatio~a; and behavior ar personal adjustment, dif~iculta.es. - . . ~~~ IX. REPAYMENT Q~±` GENE~L _ASSIS~ANCE . ~:: All general" assistance paymex~t~ oars legally be ,;a`_~ha~~g~ against the recipient .or his.re~sponsible kindred and. as such .are calle'ble from him ar his kindredt As Polac Coveraain Reco~e~` of General Assis~at~~e The Department shall ta3se steps t® recover general assistance payments from the recipient aa~c~~o~ has legally reepon~~.ble kindred when a. 1 a It can, reasoneb~.y' `be e~p®ct®d that ~ the rec~.pient ~r his legally a°esponsib~,e ka.ndred has. or v~ll acgvu~.re prope~~y„®r..resources which are in sa~ffac~,en~t am~as~a~ .~~at repaymeaxt can be ~mad.s without 3eopardy to self~anaintenar~cce or the support of d®pendents o 20 A recapa.e~xt or respcnsible kindred ¢~wns or has an interest in real. propex°ty a 3~ General ass~iste,nce has. beea~ ,,paid. ~sn the bas~.s ~f ~raud.o B, Procedure (~vernin Re~~ave ®f f~eneral A~s~.stance 1, Unde~° conditions d~sc~i~ed an IX A 1 and 2 above$ the~~opartment sha~.3 execute with the r®cipient ®r reapansible kindred Reimbursement Agreed went and Notice of Lienfl ,~~ BU 2'~ or 23Ag . ?,_ If a recipient ref~x~es to execute Form::,; BU 2;~ he shall no longer be eligible for general assistance payme~~s, The matter may be referred .tc~ the Cou~aty Counsel foa° 1ega3 action ~o eolleot general assistance already pa,3db If a responsib~.e relat3~re reftxsea to execute Form::`":. BIT 23A9 th® matter sha~.l be referred to the County Counsel far legal ao~ion ts~ collect general assistance payments made to ar in behalf of the reoipient~ 2~ When conditions d®scribed under IX A ,~ above exists the Department shall make immediat® referral. to the Dastric$ Attorney for prosecution and shah. takE such steps as are necessary to recovea° the general. assistance pay~-ents~ including referral to the County Counsel for civil actions ~~ ~, R. GEidERAL_ASSxST9NCE REPQRTS A. .The Department sha11 submit monthly to the Board of Super~risoxs reports regarding administration of general assistance, Such monthly rstaaarts shall. a.ncludes 1. Progress report of expend~.tures in relation to anneal budget. 2.. Statistical information rega~cding the current caseload' i.eo~ type and number of active cases; amount expended for each type of genema3. assistax~es~ etc.. They may also includes 3. Social and economic tr®nds in the co~snty as they relate to the general assistance program.. 44 Services render®d appl~.cants and recipients of general assistance in additioax to payment of aid. 5. Information about caseload t~srno~er. ~; ~.,. x$ B. The Department shall also,~;p~epare monthl statistical re orts of general assistance accord~ifg "o statistical: manual, sections 5-1401 1.70 and Policy~Procedure demo #13~ and su8m~,t them to the State Department of Social ~e3fare to conform with, sectir~n 2506 of the . W&I Code. 26 ~~~.. ]CI. BOARDING HOSE CARE OF ADULTS IN 6ENEBAL ASSISTANCE General Statement Boarding. home care of ad~zlts is another form of County General Assistanoe extended to ambulatory adults eligible for temporary or,cantimuing general assistancep who are unable to maintain them~elves~in indege~.dent,living arrangements. ]pursing care is available for general assistance.recipients iri need of such care at $he Butte County Hospital. A, Eligibility '- Persons' otherwise eligible for boardi~lg home cares shall be considered far such care when a signed Physiaian~.;.Statement' Form BHA 52~ indioating need'for boarding home care and not nit7csing home care; is received by the Department. Form BHA 52 sb,a13 be recea.~ed in duplicate--one copy to b~e forwarded to the boarding home operator and one retained by the Departments , B. Amount of Board~.n Home Gare Pa ent Allowance for boarding home care shall not exceed X105 per. month which sha11 be in lieu of ax~y basic allowanoes for food, shelter, utilities household and personal incidentals and transportata.on. G. Pa~rment for Boarding -Home ,Caxe Boarding home care payments shall be made to the recipient on a monthly basis. The effective date of boarding home care payments shall be the. date on which the reoipient entered the boarding home. P 27 / ~..~'. ~ (',' - XZI. STAFF FUNCTIONS IN GENEBAL ASSISTANCE The general duties of staff ire cossnection with the admini®tration of the General Asgistanc® pr¢~gr~a shall be s A. Receptionist 8eo®xves applics6.tions for g®ne~aY assistance. C~.ears master file. Assigns Dees naamber9 if aaecessar~. Fa.~.eas documents in fo].de~ end routes to clerical pool.. Complet®s master file cards. Prepares application oontr®3 cards for aocount clerk and supex°visor. Refers applicants ~o social worker on duty@ B. Sooial Worlce~r 8evi®ws applioations for general assistance. Inta~i®w~ appl3.cantsm E$plores eligibility. Determines e~.igiiaility. authorizes o~ denies assistance. . Sets required oor~trols. Assumed oontinuing responsibility for determining e3igibila.ty agd extending gervigese C, Clerical Pool Transcribes narratives axed correspondeno®. Types forms s etc. Prepares and maintaixis case ~eoordsa ~a3ntain ease ~°ecorc]. filese D. Area Account Clerk Processes BU 278 and initiates action cards9 field purchase orders and requisitions as authorized. ~~ ~aaratains oontrvls on reinvestigations' eta. Compi~.e~ ~aorathly area statis~ioal reports, E. IInit S~.nerxisor Corers with ;social workar~ Reviews decisions for conformity with pepartment policies axed procedures. Reviews case records for inforffiation on trendse need for servioes9 etc.- F. Administratiee Su ervisor Exercises overmall responsibili~ for general assistance program in area office. .~ ~$ m ®~~`,~ XII. STAFF FUNCTIONS TN GENERAL ASS_I_STANC~contxnuedj G. Administrative Acoaunt Clerk Coordinates Department activities with Auditor and Tabulating Offices, Compiles monthly reports from areas. Ha Director ~... ~.cts as .Agent for-the Board of Supervisors in granting, restoringi inoreasing~ d~eoreasing, haldingi discontinuing or denying aid. 8eports to the Board of Supervisors on general assistance activities, .~ 29 XIIIo FARMS FOR USE ZN GII+IERAL ASSISTANCE Listed in order of mention. in this ~danuala BU 200 ~- Application ~®r General Assitatance ~- BtT 2;~$ `~. ~ Authora.~~ta.on for Financial In~eetigation BU FL ~ m Request for Insurance.Informatian BU FL 6 - >: , Letter to and Statement of Respom~zble Re~:ati~e.. ~U 22~. -~ Residence Statement BU 2© «~ Patie~t.~s Convent for R®~.eaee of Medical formation BU 21 ~- ~dedical Report Foam DE 2489 - Request for Ixxflormat~.on from Department of Employment . DPA #l ~ . Request for Federal OAST xxaformation BU 22 - Resource Sheet ~ - ,_ BU 14. -~ Budget Reoord Sheet BU 278 - Financial Autharization Record BU 23 - Reimbursement Agreement (Recipient)- BU 23A - Reimbursement Agreement(Responsible Relat~.ve) BHA y2 - . Phy~sic3.an4e Statement of Need-for Boarda.ng Home Care . 20o ccpres - ~ ~-~ ., ~O .~