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_______________________Council Action ______________________________
Date September 28 1998
Item No.98-390
Item/Subject: Amending Section 134-27 of the Ordinances of the
city of Bangor
Responsible Department: Health and welfare
This is the annual update of the maximum levels of assistance allowed
under current General Assistance Law_ The changes are based upon the
latest thrifty Hood Plan and HDD Fair Market Rents which were released
in September. The net result is as follows:
Household Size Maximum Benefit Increase
1 366 4
2 439 5
3 563 6
5 805 9 a r`
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98-390
Assigned to Councilor Farnham September 28. 1998
CITY OF BANGOR
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(TITLE.) WrbinlEtryi Ameading.Se tion 136-2J. of the ordinances of the City.
That Section 134-27 be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following
Sec. 134-27 Amount of assistance.
The basis of eligibility for assistance from the Bangor
welfare Department is that the applicant(s) have a need
under the Deficit Formula. The aggregate maximum level
of assistance shall be 1104 of the applicable Section 8
Existing Housing Pair Market Rents as established by the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, applying the 0 bedroan level for 1 person, the 1
bedroom level for 2 persons, the 2 bedroom level for 3
person, the 3 bedroom level for 4 persons, the 4 bedroom
level for 5 persons. For each additional person, the
aggregate maximum level shall increase by $75.
A. Eligibility under all other emergency provisions shall
be determined by these regulations and the case record
shall specify the section under which assistance is
provided.
B. Maximum levels of assistance.
Household Size Food/week HH/p-Month Housing/week
1 29 30 80.70
2 53 30 98.60
3 77 35 126.28
4 97 35 164.88
5 116 40 177.21
Up to $9/child/week may be allocated for the purchase of
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disposable diapers upon the applicant's request.
Household Size Housing Maximum/Mo. Maximum
(All Utilities Included) Total/Mo.
347
366 -
424
439
543
563
709
726
762
805
C. Applicants requesting assistance for housing that
contains more bedrooms than are necessary For the
number of household members will be provided
assistance according to the maximum level for the
number of bedrooms actually needed.
D. Payments for rental assistance on behalf of an
otherwise eligible individual will not he made to a
parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, sibling,
parentis sibling, or any of their children unless the
rental arrangement has existed for three months prior
to the application for assistance and is necessary to
provide the relative with basic necessities.
E. Miscellaneous. Medical, dental and eye services may
be provided on an emergency basis. Hxcept in unique
situations approved by the Director, the Caseworker
will not approve dental expenses other than tooth
extractions.
IN CITY COUNCIL
September 28, 1990
First Reading
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SW CITY COUNCIL
October 14, 1998
Madan for Passage Made and
Seconded
Passed
vote: 9 yes
Councilors voting yes: Aube,
Baldacci, Crowley, Parnham,
Leen, Palmer, Rotuma. Tyler A
Woodcock
98-390
ORDINANCE
( TITIE,) Amending Section 134-27 of the
Ordinance of the City of Bangor - General
Assistance