HomeMy WebLinkAbout22-133RESOLUTION ADOPTING A STANDARD OF AID FOR GENERAL ASSISTANCE AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL
ASSISTANCE MANUAL PURSUANT TO WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 17000 et seq,
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors for the County of Butte has adopted the Butte County General Assistance
Manual, and the General Assistance (GA) program requirements within, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, section
17000 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, Welfare and Institutions Code Section 17000.5 permits the Board of Supervisors to annually adjust the
standard of aid for General Assistance to reflect increases and decreases in the maximum aid level in, the County under
the CalWORKs program, commencing with 62% of the Federal Poverty Level effective 1991; and
WHEREAS, it is prudent to administer GA benefits in an efficient and consistent manner; and
WHEREAS, it is prudent to update the Butte County General Assistance manual in order to clarify current
regulations, roles, and responsibilities in accordance with the Welfare and Institutions code, Section 17000 et seq.; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors as follows:
1. That the County of Butte adopt as a standard of aid and care for General Assistance, effective October 1, 2022, the
amounts stated on Attachment A to this resolution;
2. That the amounts set forth in Attachment A reflect the standard of aid and care permitted by Welfare and
Institutions Code Section 17000.5 as adjusted heretofore by increases and decreases in the maximum aid level in the
CalWORKs program from 1991 to present;
3. Nothing contained in this resolution is intended to affect the right of the County of Butte to implement in any
manner permissible by law or subject to discretion of the Board of Supervisors any change in law effective after the
date of this resolution which permits counties to further adjust or eliminate General Assistance aid levels or program
requirement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 201" day of September, 2022, by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Ritter, Kimmelshue, Teeter and Chair Connelly
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Lucero
NOT VOTING: None
Bill Connelly, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
Andy Pickett, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Boar Supervisors
By:
Deputy
Attachment A
VI GENERAL ASSISTANCE GRANT LEVELS
A. The grant levels for various assistance units, effective October 1, 2022
GRANT LEVEL
MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT
1. Persons shall be eligible to General Assistance in accordance with Welfare and
Institutions Code section 17000.
2. Boarding Home Care (non-medical facility) shall not exceed the following
allowance:
Grant Level $663.00
Care and Supervision $160.00
TOTAL $823.00
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