HomeMy WebLinkAbout71-172WHEREAS, the People of the State of California are presently
facing a fiscal crisis caused by the now astronomical cost of social
we2£are services,
WHEREAS, unless the entire program is not ~eturned ~o its
original purpose of only assisting the needy these ever escalating costs
must eventually bankrupt this State,
WfiEREAS, the Governor h.as recently vetoed that portion of this
year's State budget pertaining to social welfare programs which allowed
an open-end budget for welfare cost,
WHEREAS, the Governor has repeatedly attempted to redirect
the welfare program and bring about fiscal responsibilzty, inc~.uding
the following:
lo Provision for a total dollar ceiling on expenditures
(this is the "closed-end" appropriation feature).
2o In order to obtain control of the cost per case, the
legislation must provide for periodic adjustment of peyment levels
so the available money in the c~losed-end appropriation lasts all year
and is fairly divided among a11 the recipients (this is "ec}uitable
apportionment").
3, An opportunity for all able-bodied welfare recipients to
work at a meaningful job through a civil work-training programo
WHEREAS, ~.f extensive welfare reform is accomplished the local
proper~ey ~axpayers wi11 not suffer a transfer of State cost, nor
would additional State taxes be necessary to fund welfare programsa
WHEREAS, in the event the Legislature fails to accompli~sh
effective or purposeful welfare reform, additional taxes wi11 be
required by the State and/or County government to make up a state-
wide deficit that is now presently estimated at $108,000,000.00.
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RESOZUTION IN SUPPORT OF WELFARE REFORM AND IN
OPPOSITION TO ANY FURTHER TRANSFER OF STATE
WELFARE COST TO THE LOCAL PROPERTY T.AXPAYIlt
NOW, `THEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED by this Board:
lo That this Board storngly maintains that it is absolutely
mandatory that the welfare program of this State be reconstituted to
effectively restore fiscal responsibility to our welfare programso
20 'Tizat the fazlure o~ the Legislature to effectively modify
the welfare programs is a breach o~ txust to the taxpayers of the
State of California, in that such fa~lure will increase Sta~e ta~es
and local property taxesa
3e That this Board opposes any transfer of welfaxe costs ~rom
the State to the local proper~y taxpayer, and respectfully declines
to allocate funds for any such transfer, and further recommends that
all counties in this State also so decline,
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day o~ August, 1971, by the
following voteo
AYES: Supervisors Gilman, Madigan, Maxon~ Ma&illop, and
Chairman Reynolds
NOES: None
ABSENT: Nozae
NOT VOTING:~one
ATTEBT:
CLARK A. NELSON, County C1erk
and e~-officio Clerk of the Board
By ~~ S ~~-,
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airman o t e
Bu County Board of Supervisors
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