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~2eso~ufion No. 70-18
RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING CHANGES IN WELFARE
ADMINISTRATION
WHEREAS, this Board has been concerned for some'time over
~he unnecessary expense involved in the administration of the various
welfare programs, ~
WHEREAS,;:::these unnecessary administrative expen.ses have
been created by various legislative ac~s and court decisions thereon
as well as unnecessarily complicated welfare regulations, both
Federal and Sta~e,
WI~F.~2EAS, the net result of the overly burdensome ra~elfare
administrative costs have, as a practical matter, d~ained funds
that should be available ~or the destitute, including the aged,
infirm and c1~ildren.
WHEREAS, this Board wishes to go on record in making
constructive recommendations for the administrGtion of the welfare
program.
NOC~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by this Board of 5upervisors
that this Board respectfully submits to appropriate Federal and State
authorities tkze follow~ing recommendations:
1. Elimina~e the maxi~num participation base.
2. Eliminate special need allowances.
3. Eliminate $30.00 and one-third of gross income
deductions.
4. Establa.sh a flat grant that would ba variable on
the ne~mbers and ages, and sex of the family.
Thzs Board respectful~y submits the reasons for th.e above
recommendations as follows:
1. The above recommendations will c~eate considerable
savings in the administration of the program as
demonstrated in Exha.bit "A" which is attached hereto
pextaining ta tne AFDC program, and Exhibit "B" which
is at~ached hereto as pertaining to the OAS program.
The flat grant program and elimina~ian of the maximum
par~icipation base would tend to create equality of
treatmen~ of all welfare recipients, would elimina~e
abuses to a znajor extent, such as where i~dividuals
with income $800 to $900 per month continue on welfare,
and serve as a true incentive to the welfare recipients
to eventually_xemove the recipient from the welfare
rolls.
2. If the maxzmum participation base were eliminated and
a new total need figure established in all categorical
aids a~ a figure which would be based on the current'
need figure plus the average of a11 current special'
need costs, the department could then establish at
anset a gran.t amount which wo~ld rarely need to be
chan.ged. The only remaining i.nfarmation which would
be essential monthly and wha.ch would result in a
budget change would involve income and/or change in
number of eligible needy in the household. This would
eliminate a potential of 30 individual changes
~ontr~iy in a single budget.
The basic philosophy of supplying welfare to the needy
i.n cash rather than in kizzd is to teach the recipient
to use wisely the funds he is given in a known regular
maximum amount monthly. Without the special need '
provision and with this adjusted amount of aid,
he woul.d be forced to develop proper economic habits.
As an illustrati.on, see Exhibit "C" attached hereto.
2.
3. Exhibit "D" as attached hereto deomonstrates the
ineq~ality of the present program, Exhibit "D"
being the budgets of two actual cases in our wel~are
department, each case involving a deserted wife
with two minor children of equal age. The elimination
of the maximum participation base an~ the special
needs allowances, as w~11 as the $30.00 and one-third
deduction of gross income, would allow an increase
~or a~lat grant to both cases demons~rated xn -
Exhibit "D" and thus, truly create an incentive to
the individuals concerned to seek and~ retain employment.
4. The flat grants being variable simply on the basis of
the family composition involved, would insure equal~ty
of treatment, and, at the same time, reduce considerably
the administrative work required of welfare workers,
thereby releasing them for more and e~fective endeavor
in the type of work for which they were engaged to do,
to wit: To help the needy and destitute, to assist
in their becoming productive members of societye
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the But~e County Board of Saper-
visors on this ~p~ - day of ~ G`~, , 1970, by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Howsden, Maxon, Mc~illop~ Reynolds
and Chairman ~unaway
NOES: None
ABSENT: ~Tone ~^~ r ~~'
ATTEST:
CLARK A. NELSON, County C1erk
and ex-officio Clerk of tne
Board of Supervisors
BY ~-d~~-~.IC `L ~~rw
{X , ~ i ~ ~l C%~„~;. /C~~%t%'
. E. N W Y, C airman o t e
Board of Supervisors ;
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10; Boa~d. of Supaz°~risora
~~g= Ed Robinson, '~7elfara Di.rectox
SU13J~CTS Ar`'DC Caseload Increase
~~L: Sapter~ber 22~ 197~
Y~ ~'felfax~ DeAea~~~~~4 in. i;ne ne~ fiscal ye~.x~ ~:sintninin~ ~ood busine~g practices
r.as been abie to ec~;inua ~o c~n~ra-~e in an effieient z~ier by ex'tensive xe-or~x~
ization rritYii_n th~ d~.~n.x~r~ent. r'or the fiscal year of 1g70-73. tire i;.~,ve requested •two
ne~v e1i.~9.b`~.~.it~ p^ss ~~~:~w ~ u~o o£ vrhich r~as de~ed by bud~:t heara.z~s. ~fe also
elimis~~.ted tno ~ceial S ~~Ltice Supe;.visor T posi~i~a.
i7i~h the przeent s}~.~~`, r~~ Y~,ve been ~ab],e to opexate in all pxo~.ns but it ap~~xs
~?~a,t cl~r~es ;nancl~''.;~~~ bv~ tne S~eta a.,.~.d Feder~.I Cour~t~ F~.1i exea,te a need fo•r adctA
itia~l pax~onne?. '~~e st~o:zgly iee]. i~hat ac1.-ainistra.~ive co~os of your yiQ3,fase
„~~rn;,~~~c-,m~ r~ay be cce.lsidexabXy aecreased if semo co~nen ~en.sa is t~n~lied in t~he
:r~ix~tex~a.nce of i;he prc„rdaas ~~e adninis~er. ~ fer ~reelc~ a~o ~v~ p•ris~~'tecl ~, su~;5esta.on
rzs to tencaits dexived in hdul~l Pra~~ts bY ~mploya-~~' a ila~t v~a.n.t and i.~~ pn~entz~,l
of s~vint r;c~;d-nist~.tive costs. ~+e s~ron~;7.,y belis~Te no:~r i;ha~t the ~~C Pr+=~ra.m
lilce ~he Adul.t I'ro~~s could be ac~a:Li.nister~d. in A sa.ual.ax su~~sted ~.nero
~xr, ~ea~or_iri~ a.s b~sed on the dxa.sta.c ch~.n;e~ of 1957 ~rhEn tlie cost sc~!sdutcr und
r;a;~,r~c pa,r~icipa.t3.n,~,~ base ~vere establzsh°d in an azi;a;~at to :~eei; r;.eeus ade:rat~iely
;~i~h ~;he lsa.st 5~u'~~et co~sut~,tion anci. 8e~and of accou.~~ing ~o~71~c1La. ~'rz~; ~:~::::~~.~
derzved in 1957 b;~ the ne~r ~t~~-At g~°7rS1~:8~~ se~ up~ ~>~~.s tr~,t e~.ch ~ar.i.].} l?ie~, ~~~.ct].y
~ha.t ih.ey received ari a;.~o:ttlzl~~ basis r•r~d they coulci budget s~ithi.n sr,~~,::; ~::~^Y ]~ad
~.~i1~.3~1e ior tha.t ~era-od. ~s you ar~ ~all avra~e ~.ith:in ~the las~ nine ;~o,i~iz~ ~ae
hatie Leen taced ti~rith Supxe:~e Couz~ deeisions ~~'~lioh have established ~.llo~~r~,nc~s ~aw
Hpecxal needs in each inst~-~ce ~here ixico~e, et~er ~han the ~z~ait ~Oa.'y"lII°11~G i,
asra.il~.ble. 2iot ae~ly l~s t:ai;, si~~,a.tian ti~idened. in~.claaua,ca.es ~rr the }~~~'.'~ aro.~r~~.m
ax3ox~ thog~ reci}~ie.~~s ti~no h~ve eaxned incorae or snme ~y~e of bene~i-E, 2~i~d tliase
~rho have no~hin~~ but it al~o i.s cxaatin~; additional ~+ork ior the eli~ibil~.~L-y
uxia.ts ix~. estab3.is2~i~,; and pa.3-in~ for thoso s~ecial needy vrliich ar~ no~q ~11.o~ed.
lhe ~reas in ~h~.ch ~ha zvor'~load has increa~ed oazs~.daz-~oly and zri11 c~s~inue to
increase axe as follo~s: , •
ae Compu~atian of net non~exenpt incor~e fror~ ~;-ross ~anvhlY eax~ings•
b. comgutatioz~ of total n2ed in ~hose ca~es ~rhere incvme does riot
£luctuta.te fxorn ~onth to rzon~ho
In thE p~~t v~e rrere rxble to on.ly check -~h~t the inao~e did no~ ch~.n~a fror.- the
pxeviw.s raonth~ but no~r~ ~° ~ust co:~pute each nonth a to~a1 need, ~'or ~he cases
mentianed aoovey due to ~.12o~~ces of appro~.mately 3C` ite~s ~vhich if purcl~sed
d~u,y~i.n~; the month r~..ay b~ aeducted £ro*~ ~onL~ly i.n.cone as $ ~necial need.
EKHIBIT "A"R
l3oard. of 5upervisora
. _. . September 22, 1970
s~ zaz, ~r~n
1~lthou~h c~~ continue to utiliza the m~.~.~na.m pa.r-tici~,tin~ base in accorda,nce vri.th
~he nwnber of federally eligible persans in t~~ household fox ~Ehose ~rho have no
outside incone, the ma3orit~r o£ cases 4rhich ~ve no~v k~:ndle d~te to so~e tyne of out~
aide income, part earned or contributeds r~e are u~ing a cost sched~].e eF~eetive
x7~,rch 1~ 1970 rrhere in additian to the caled a1.1a~r~.nces, tl~e follor~ring ara ad~.ed:
1. Housing needs per month in aocord.ance sri.th nur,~ber o~ people svi.thin
the house}io1.d.
2. UtzZi~ies coatg per ~onth zr~u.st be cowga~ed ~onthly to e~tablish an
aveza~e, If the ~luct~tion ia ;i5.00 ox ~o~ fron the fla.t ,::anthly
al].o~nce in accor~inae tiszth nunbe~ of people in the horae~ a special
a1loFranco ~zst ba n~,de Rhen outside income exiets.
The ~,bove menti~ed. a1lo;rances ~rom j.ncome ar as speca.al needs cre~ted ~.n increase
in rrorkload o#' appxa:r,~.~a.te]~Y 53i~•
~'raor to seper~ati.on of ~li~:ibili~~F from 5ervices the depa.xt~ent enployed 20
Socia.7. Sez-~r~.ce SFoxYex~ fa~ the l~F~ i'ro~ram. The 2D Soci~.l Ser,vice v+o~exs ive~xa
xes~onsi.o3.e for the eli~ibilii;y ~~-d se~~i.ce por~ion of ~he a.cA: Pro~...: criuh e~ch
individual 5ocia,l Se~vice '~rorder carryi.n~ 120 cases plus a spsciaJ. unx~ o~ ~
woxkers doin„ app~.ica~cions on1.y.
J`ii'ter se~xa-~a.on of Eli.~iba.li.ty fxo~ Serva:ces our stc~£f involved ni~h A.~A: increa,sed
'EO 1.~ ~3.i~ .bila~ty t~ox?~icY3 a.11~ ZE} °iGC?a^,1 5~r~iCE '~Oi~CvZ`s i0i: 8 i32t 1.itC'L'8:s,cSB Oi G5/oo
This increase ~PS n~cessita~;ed b~ tre already inexea~e~.4~ark1o2d cr~ated by
detaiied conputa~;ions of net nan-e~e~pt inco~e from ~r.oss ea~nisigs.
A t'~etor not 'co be disre~.rded is i;he size of c~seloads. Pxip~ to 7-69 each
Socia,3 Ser,Tice ','tor'_~er Y,~ndled an average oF 120 cases a.nfl rra,s xespa~sible for
e1i~i.ba.lify an.d ser~r9.ces for M~ee ~lz~ibz~.zt~ ~os~,ez~s caszy ~, oasale~.d o.£
approxim~~ely 85 cascs or 21 eligibility workers for IG00 A~~C cases.
Although the casoZoad appe~xssmall due to ~he demands of conputa-tions re~ardin~
i1lep~e and.-snQCia~ needst tho ~ror.kl.oad exceeds that af a Social 5ervice `~7orker
pzior to 7~69,
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1. T13c. time requir~,d for an 0!1S a~pl~cat3on is spent' nostly in establis~i3n; e].igi-
biJ.ity factors ar.ci ha~°ir. ; ~,.e cl~.ent c7.ar3.f'y iicems of ellgi.'o:.3.~t~ . xhich wo of ~an
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Tk~e bud~et cor.~;~~±'~stion, incltzding speeial needs, cons3sts o£ roui;hly 10; o~ to~a.l
~ime spent tJ~.th applican~ and p~,per rror~; that follouse
2. A~ ps~sent t~e, t~a clays per week aaa spent ?n o~'z~.eo b~ worle~rs eva.luat3ng
r2quests for spec~al neads ar.d the process of ~•rant c'ri~n~es ^~hat, result. Tl~.s
tot~.ls 1r0;~ o~ ti.tor~,eres ~3.u~a srent en ch~nges oi O~~S g~ants duo Lo spec:if'ic naeds.
Th~.s i;o~~1 alsa ~.nc~udes ~t:iy-~e spent e:cplainia~' to c1iEn~s ~ahy son~e i'~er~s cannot
~ae a~.lotrad as a spee~.a3. neod.
3. A. C1n taA avera~e o~' Ltao t~s per yesr, for the pwst four years, S~a~e and Federal
Legislatux~ hava caused grant cP.anbes ~n each ~ndividu311s gran.~~ resui~ino a.n
appioximately 65~'0 budga~ ehan~es. F i].at gran~ r~ou7.d siTnpi~.fy bu.t saot el~sn.inate
these mass ga~a:~t ch~~tges.
B. l~ssu~ing that the ilat gra~~ wili. eoual an aver~ge of presen~~.y na3d grantsy
then tha one kia:lf' oi 'co~cal r~cipzents t~rn~ wil~ ~nefit Y,~ ~h3s act3.om m~s•c have a
Maz~ frequenz home call (or~e per yea~ at ~resen~) ~o ~^ees'c~,bl:ish their propert~
ho:ldings. Th~ receipt of i.a~e~;~~ 3.n e~ccess af rieeds rro-i:7.~. ~11aw inves~men-~ a.n
insur~.nce p;,l:icies~ burial f~.nds, savings r~ccaun~s, eta,
!~ ver~f. x~ough vs~t~~te ti3auld be ZQ~ ~ne~ased t~ spent an hom~ cal~.s. :t~ ti~o f'la.t
gx~nt oa,ual~, ~,,.e pre,~ent ~axiriu.~-~ or exceeds tha preseni ~ax~ar~, t~e~n ~iie tina spea~~
an reestabl~.shind el~.gibYli-ty vrauld a,1sa ~ncr~ase proj ortionate~a* (_fro:u ,3y to sOC; ).
!. L~. Tota? ma,n hours ppr nontt~ saved for e~gh~ vro-rl~s~s would ~o~al (raurah es't3m~.,te):
Grant chan;es per ~uonth
Due ~o spec3.Yic needs (par Quest~on ;~2) . J,.~fl haurs
G•rant dete~iuai;ion at ~ir:ce o~" e:p lie~~3on due ~o ':
specii'ic needs (ner ~uest:ion #'_~ ~.S hr,~.rs
Grant ehazahes due ~co St~ta and Federal I,eg~.sl.at~zre
(per Gi`ues~~oz~ 34) 203 houss
To~Gal gossible man hours on a~. week mon.i;h = 1216
Apprdx9.~nate ticxe sasings 73~
or a total o#' 60i~ __
The time sar~n~ of 60a wou}.d be rea].istie f ar el3~ibil~.t;;; ktor;~ers if ~he yearly
hane ca11 for ree:,tabl3sh~ng eli~iba.?i~y is ni~ini4inec at tha present 12 r~onth
~.nte;vals. 13ui: if cc•risiderAi;'on ~s given yo ser.:3•~nnual home ca11~ as stated i.n
Question 3B aLove, ~hen ~he n~t time savinga ~iould nat lOp.
Time sav:4.nes consi~ex~tion should be giyen to cler~.cal positions Assi~ned to the
Adu1t :~iv~sio:~ xcich 9s~cludes the A~ ai:d ATD probrum~. gs~;;min~ that o.~Q-hali oi
coi~t~rit~n~ ~ id casss ar~ 3.n ~he; Aciu.~.~ !]ivisior.~ it «ould be ~~ir to col~elr,de t'r,at
s.n eq~lal ~oun~ a£ cler~aal f~~,~z~tions (:/2) are perio;:;:ed zor ~acn :~:ivision. .j3~h3:.
the OAS Aivisior_ 75;~ (74.4.;~ activ~) of ac~~ve eases are 09S and, t}~ere.~os~, the
olarical ~i7iie sav3.n~s~ be3no proportional t;a ~. ~l. wor~~ ioad~ wo~•,,:.d i~e b0~ for tr.e
ones d3rectly i~-ivotved rrii;h O~~S.
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~n aa~hematical terms this. _.aul.d be sllown as foll~ws: -.
Total t3,~e apent by clerical pool for a17. programs: ~ 9~~ ~^~`~~'f~iY~! a.~- ft.~~.~ J,~ ~
Adu~.t .~3.e~.s3on 50~
OAS Program 37.5~
ATD and ~3 Pro~re.ia~ 12.5ro 5p;~
Tims savin~s would occnr in clerical due ~o the OC~S Progra~~ ~'~ $he ra~e of 60}~9
a~ 37.5~9 or an overall rate of 22,5;~.
B. Cannot es~imatep but si~nificar~t.
50 .~ an~ B. See Mr. Tielberg9 Uix~ector~s Repoxte
As a summaryg T would like to meil'cion Lhat the '~Senior Citizens I~ea~ue" would
stronoly oppose any i].at ~rs~t amo~-~tino less t~azl $!ae prese~~t r.,axir.~um of ~18/~.5d.
As of present eGse load ].~ve1.9 an average increase ~er i.nd~vidu~:l~s grant, oi
~10.G0 per r~onth, could to~a3~ w/~CO,]20.00 per year. Thereiora9 consideration should
be given ~to:
l. A~la't gran~ f'oa° single individ.YS.ls
2. A f1a~t gra.nt for a couple livang tooether.
The Public Snc~.a3. Servica ~~ianuml Section Q1-321e1~3 se~ts up a monthly maintenance
~iiowur~2 °o.~ p~=scna whc ~,ecore ine:l3gible due '~o -cransser of reai nroi~er~y or
personal property r~hich ~ncrease their holdings ~o above th~ Statu~tory 2Tiaxirnun.
The amount of propert;~ in excess of Sta-~utory ~~axi.mum is to be utc313zed at the xate
of; ~a200v00 #'or on~ person per month, :~3C0.00 for one person wlth spouse. or one
dependent.
If the above maintenance allowance, while ineligibil3.ty exists, is nssd as a guide
to set up ~'lat grants' the ines~;ased cost f'or ~he individual may be o~'f'set by the
savings reaiized bj~ ~k~e flat grant paid to couples.
r~xample :
l '~6 ~~°`'''
f'resent 0~5 max3~um ~razxt ~a1-~~S+J~
' -t. - _.~
Present OAS mr~xiriwn grant per couple ~369~.C10:
Fla~ grant For sing~e person -- ~20D.00
Minimum possibla a~di~ional cost - ~i5,00
F1s.t grant p~~ cou;~le ~300.00
Poasible savings - ~6q.Op
The above example points out that a savings cou].d occur 1f' the ratio of single OAS
recipi.ents to marrind couples is less than 4.5 to ~,.
T0:
F`AtSff s
SOB~'EC'~s
i1~TE s
County Copnsel
Dixector~ Welfsre Department
Welfare Regulatiaai Changes VFhich Created Additional Worlc Loa,ds
9-2~70
I, DurS.ng the pas~ nine months changes which gffected wo~c].oads were initiated
by State Legislatute and Supreme Court Decisions. In cY~ronological order
the fo].lox3ng are regulation chariges and their affect npon Butte County
Welfare Department S~aff a,nd opr~,tions: ~
SASW &egula~ian. Changss By Legislative Act3.on
1. September 7.969~ State Legislature changec3 Boarding Home rates for ~he
aged to the pxesent $215 Grbup I and ~225 for Group II, Thia change
was me,de re~roact.ive to the mor~th of July 196~ and our e3.igibil3,ty
workers involved wi.tk- adult progxams (3 units pxacess appxroximately
240o bua~ts. .
2. December 196g~ the State I~eg.i.sla.tuxe appxoved a cost of living increase
to all rec~.pients of adnlt aids (5200 cases} wl~.oh resulted in appxox-
imately 5200 budge~ changes (this was anticipa~ted}.
3. The above December char~e was expected aud plasuied for~ but as a resuJ.t
of a coux~ suit~ a cost of'living incxease of $1.00 per mon~h was ordered
by the State~ xetroactive to December of 1968 for a11 recipienta of
adult a.ids.. The supplements which had to be isaued on a monthly basis
could have totaled as much as 3qn000 but by approval from the Sta~e~ we
i.ssued a single warraut by'computing 8800 budgets.
4o March 1970,by S~a~e I,egislature action~ the recipients of social security
were allowed the lump sam xeceipt (accrueci for 3 months) plus a$4.00
deduction from the new amount of social secur9.ty for the montha of .~prily
3~day and June. In order ~o oompute a net flecrease in the ongoing g~rasit.
clue ~o increased outside ixicome (social'security) all EW+s computed budgets
for appra~.mately 8(Po of the caselosds or a total of 70d0 budge~s.
5; June 1970'.approximately 7000 budgets bad to be recomputed to de~.ete the
$4,00 allnwed from social security i.ncome as stated above (34)0
6, July 1, 1.970 State Legis3.atuxe extended ~he $4v00 allowed from soeial.
secuxity i.ncome and a recompnta~tion o~ bud~ets (see #5) had to be ma.de
~or this arljustment (agproxi.mately 7000 budgets~o
7s Comp~.ete overhaul o£ the Medi-Ca1 Pro~;ram on J'uly 20~ 1970~ involving
8(3f o~ staff or one week to a~,ke the necessary changes.
EXHIBIT "~Ctir
: ~'e ~
TI; SII~ CWR'!.` DEGIS~(NS
1. March l~ 1.970~ the case of Ivey vs. A2arta.n ended w,ith the fo3.lowing
result: g revised standard.of assistance was adopted as of March
7.~ 1970 whereby~ allowanae of rent if paid~ was inoiuded as a special
need above ~he 6F'DE cos~ schedule for fami.ly buclget Unita. All
rec~.pients of A~'DC taad. to be ca~n~acted as to the actv~.l paymex-t of .
rent amoun~ and.cost of utilities an oxder to be included as a special
need retroactive to &iarch 1~ 1970.
2o NESBI'i°T VS. Nf~&7.']N
The Sacramento Superior Court decided t2~at a11.i.ncome exemptions be
caTcu2ated on ~oss rathex thaa aet income. The above decision wlaen
finalizeci~ was made retxoactive to December of 196g and it creatsd
budget computations amounting to 48Q which also resulted in issu,ax~.ce
of supplements.
3. w~~ vs. ~tav~~~tt~
Deci.ded on ]~Qarch 23~ lg'jQ by the U.S, Supreme Court~ tha,t aid payments
continue pemd~n.g a fair hearing dec3.sion. ~i.s decisio~ in order to
be implemented~ ~hi.s departmexi.t fouud it necessary to spend a great
deal of time wa.th discon~inuancea of cases where 9.neligibility clearly
existed by settax~g up an ac~ual pre~~termi.nation evidentiary hea,ring.
It has reaulted in utilizing as muclz ti.me in the r3iscont3nuance
process of a.case as it would be in the gxanting procese af a caseo
4, PERGY V8. STARK & LOOIS G5. LH~ITG~Y
~hese cases were decided om.gpril 20~ 1970~ upheld the HEW zegu].atione
vrhich have been the assumptio~. tha~ ~he income of the man iri the housa
is availabZe for the support of the family, mhe 5bSGP elaborated on
this decisiam and set up new regula~i.ons xegazdi-ng the unrelated
adult:male in th.e home~ the immarried fa~her ix~ the home~ and the
non«~doptive father. The re-ciefi.niti.on of the above members of the
househo~.d has mandated.that a21 AFDC cases be re~evalua~ed as to
income computation~ and adult malea responsibility in that home.
Wk~en a situation as described above, and especially when an ur-reiated
adult ma].e is in t}~e lisme9 a home call or.of~ice appaintment had to
be set so new dqcuments regardi.ng exact responsa.bilities could be
completede (~xant cha,nges xesulted in approx~anately 3(?0 cases).
5. June 2d~ 1970~ the Sacxamento County Superior Couxt held a hear.i.r~g
regarding retroactive pa3rment of•~i.ncreased grants due to 3Q plus
1/3 incentive ~ayment on the gross rather tBan neta retxoac~ive to
July 1~ 3968. Regu3ation.s and inst~etiari.s rega.rda.ng recampn~tatian
of income as stated above have not been received to date,
6. A couz~ decision for which we have not received asyy informatian. or
instructions, but has been ~e17, publicized ia the local news media.,
is the determi~ation that eligibility for the ~o~ally disabled
program exists for alcoha3ics,
. - ~e 3 .
TT~. ~'o enabl.e a bet~er understaas.d.ing of the increased deraands on the welfare
personnel~ a comparison should be made with the month3.y activity
reqn3.red from each indivi.dual on an ongoinB' 'basis ir- two major categ4ries
of aid: a) ~gaing ~ids b) ~a,mi.ly gido
1, ~going monthly responsibili~ty 13oxm. prior to 9=69
Adult Aids Fam:i.3.y Aids
~rant cba,ngea 150 60
Home calls for
ra7.nvestigatia~ 35 ~~
Diacontinvances 12 ~0
Re~evaluata.o¢i, of household
msmber~s resgonsibility 0 (~'~D) 0
Appeals (includa
terminati.on heaxings) 4 1
2. ldet Increased aesponsibilzty Per Worker Per D~ontla Fxom q::69 to
6a30:;6g.
Gxant Cl~anges:
Home calls for
reinvea~igations
Aiscontinuance
Re=evaJ.tzation o~
Househo].d members
responaibility
Appeals (include
termi.natioai hea,xings)
Adult Aids
Inc~ease Ongoing
Respons.
2ao 35a
Fami3.y Aids
Increase Ongoing
Respons ~.
43 1D3
35 35 11 il
12 I2 ia ~.o
9 0 4 15
12 16 11 12
The above comparison has been made only in the areas Where an obvious measurable
change occurred= disregaxding ti.me innv'olved in prepaxatinn fox these cY~angeae
V4henever a cbax~.ge accurs, be it by Sta'~e Zegisla~ure ox ~y Supreme Court decision~
we mnst ful.ly in£orm each eligibili.ty woxker of tl~e change and establa.sh a prncedure
by which tbe department can imglement the new regulation.
I ha.ve also not included the effect of the al~ove listed chan~es for personnel
wi.thin the departmexct other ~Ehan ela.gibili-Ey such as accounting, typing's a'ad service
divisiaaas. .Another item ~hich T Ba.ve no~ mentioned is the lack of defi.z~ite
instructions from the S~SW as to implementation of cbanges which necesai~ated the
department to set up policy an8 procedures.wi~hout the hel~ of guidelines.
Case X is composed of fa~her~ aom
over!13 yrs. old and three children
7 to l2 yrs. 013,
{5) Persons
Coded AllocranCB ~277e00
I~ent (sPecial needj 98.00 .
Total Need .00
zncomes
Gross ~477.60
$30 ~- :I/3 Incetttive (179.20j
LNi~holaing Tax 35•34
Social Securi.ty 2Q.47
~dditional Food &
Clothing, 18.00
~raxasportatian 6.00
S. D. ~. ~.. 26
Car Ps.yment 44•00
To~a1 Dedw.ctions ~307.07
NET N(1+i-EJCEIdPT 170.33
ToTAL NEID ~375•~
Less Nor~-Exempt Income 17U•3,~
Amount of grat-t - 20 . fa
Graut ia within $2b3.00 which is P~.P.H.
~OT ~j p20~1E.
Case X is composed of father, son over
13 yrs. o1d and three children 7 to 12
yrso o1d.
(5) Persons
Coded A1lowance $277.00
Re~t (speoial nead) ~, 98000
To~al Aeed $325•00
Ixl.come: -~.+
TOTAL I+TEED ~375•00
I.ess Non-exempt Income ~~~
Amount of.grant 2d .00
~ayment ia ma,de for only MiPeB.
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