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Home My WebLink About1990-11-14 91-05 ORDINANCEe......0 cue.. Cote November 14. 1990 Item No. 91-5 Item/Subjem:AnendLg Chapter II, Artiele 21 of the Ordinances of the City of Bangor Reaponsible Copartmant: Health had Welfare Commentary: This is the annual revision of the food and housing maxLm,ms set forth in the General Assistance ordinance. These figures are the minimum required by the Department of Human Services. Sea Attached memo dated November 1, 199D. M.M. If the price of heating oil goes out of sight thin winter, it will be necessary W over supplicant clients who If" in unheated apartments on a regular basis thrnughout the heating season. It is not possible be astiioate-How great this over aupplimentstionmay be. r M1 nagsr's Commenw-T :Lt L !1 W aA&p� Ind ^a LA.n Unjt.-6.:cQ.19n,. Ciry Mvwgn Associated Information: QxAa,.(,ru.ilrymaV�u.l Budget Approval' QJ% Ofa Fine Legal Approval: C, r Sam, r. Introduced For 0Passage ]First Reading Page 1 of b ❑Referral 91-5 Assigned to Councilor SaxI, November 14, 1990 CITY OF BANGOR (njLL) @nYWM=, Amending Chapter II, Article 21 of the Ordinences of the .City of Bangor — Publac Health and W lfare Department Be it ordaiud by the City CowskU of the City ofBawpar, w(otbwa: That Chapter II, Article 21 of the Ordinances of the City of Bangar are hereby amended as follows: - That Section 5.13 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 5.13 AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE. The basis of eligibility for assistance from the Bangor Welfare Department is that the applicant(s) have a need under the Standard of Nerd Deficit. Such determination shell be made by use of an indigency formula. 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. The total amount paid for rent mortgage, fuel and utilities will not exceed the mexivar 6ausing limits net forth.. Maximan levels of Assistance. The maximum amounts allowed for food. NHPi etc., are: Household Food Food WIN Total Size Week Month Month* Month 1 25. 1. 1W 15 120 2 ':.45 193 23 216 3 64 277 33 310 352 42 394 5 418 49 7 56 197 502 9 7 129 555 65 620 e 147 634 75 709 *An additional allocation of $B/week may be made for disposable diapers upon request by the applicant. The maximum amounts allowed for housing costs are Mc. of Bedrooms weekly IMnthly o SO 344 2 110 493 3 143 618 4 160 693 Applicants requesting assistance for housing that contains more bedrooms than are necessary for the number of household members will be provided assistance according be, the maxLmsa level for the number of bedrooms actually needed. Payments for rental assistance on behalf of an otherwise eligible individual will rot be made to a parent or grandparent by consanguinity, unless the rental arrangement has existed for three Ui months prior to the application for assistance and is necessary to provide the parent or grandparent with basic necessities. Miseellen Medical, dental and eye services may be provided on an emergency basis. F, pt in unique situations approved by the Director, the caseworker will 4 t approve dental expenses other than tooth extraction. 91-5 ORDINANCE ( TITLE.) A ending Chanter Ii. Article 21_ 'IN CITY COUNCIL of the Ordinances of the City of Bangor November Received 14, Public Health and Welfare Department NTet read roaring. 4G CITY OWNS Zp[Wtl I11 9A� IN CITY COUNCIL{Lam November 26, 1990 Passed by the following yes and no votes. Councilors voting yes: - Baldacci. Bragg. Cohen.. Prankel. - saxl, Seafood, stone and Sullivan. - Counclior abAent: sawyer. CIT( CLERK DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES NSHOMNOUM T0: General Assistance Administrators, Tom Managers. Selectmen iFROM: Richard P. orrow. Director. Special Services Unit DATE: November 1, 1990 SUBJECT: Thrifty Food Plan The Maine General Assistance Policy Mannal. Section 1I. Page 1 allows municipalities to adopt the current Thrifty food Plan issued by the Food and Attrition Service as maximum, levels for food. These figures are published after Study and evaluation pertaining to the cost of food for various size families and are updated annually. If acipality uses a Standard less than the trent Thrifty Food Plan, it ism r provide the Department with substantiation s to how it is determined that its standards met health and decency levels In the community. If your municipality uses the Thrifty Food Plan, please use these current allowances in your administration of the General Assistance Program effective November 1990. The Thrifty Food Plan is: NUMBER OF PEOPLE Amount 1 $105.00 2 $193.00 3 $2]].00 4 $352.00 5 $418.00 6 $502.00 T $555.00 8 $634.00 `10ditional members add $09.00 91-5 ¢ PhD R NeR,ev. Jr 9 : DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES NSHOMNOUM T0: General Assistance Administrators, Tom Managers. Selectmen iFROM: Richard P. orrow. Director. Special Services Unit DATE: November 1, 1990 SUBJECT: Thrifty Food Plan The Maine General Assistance Policy Mannal. Section 1I. Page 1 allows municipalities to adopt the current Thrifty food Plan issued by the Food and Attrition Service as maximum, levels for food. These figures are published after Study and evaluation pertaining to the cost of food for various size families and are updated annually. If acipality uses a Standard less than the trent Thrifty Food Plan, it ism r provide the Department with substantiation s to how it is determined that its standards met health and decency levels In the community. If your municipality uses the Thrifty Food Plan, please use these current allowances in your administration of the General Assistance Program effective November 1990. The Thrifty Food Plan is: NUMBER OF PEOPLE Amount 1 $105.00 2 $193.00 3 $2]].00 4 $352.00 5 $418.00 6 $502.00 T $555.00 8 $634.00 `10ditional members add $09.00 91-5 Department of Human Services Slap aguse, ANgu" Mame pak Movemher 1. 1990 TOral Assistance Administrators, Tem Managers, Selectmen enh Prom d e 0' to[ scecial s 5 Mit The Maine General Assistance Policy Mental, Section. Page 2 suggests the Sea of H.U.D. for market rent figures &a Deximums for shelter costs. if municipalities choose to u s housing assistance figureswhich are lower than R.U.D. fair market rent figures, substantiation will be required that the - tigures used are reasonably and adagnately Sufficient to maintain health and decency. reclosed are current figures. Please use these o allowances effective November, 1990 if your municipality uses H.U.D.current as maximums These figures are for heated unit$. Please note that the first foul listings are SMSA (Standard Metropolitan statistical a Areas --areas where a municipality or a core of municipalities have apopulation of at least 50.000). MAINE STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY Fair Market Rents October 1, 1990 PENOBSCOT COUNTY (SMSA) ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY (SMSA) CUMBERLAND COUNTY (SMSA) YORK COUNTY (SMSA) ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY (NON -SMSA) AROOSTOOK COUNTY (NON-SHSA) CUMBERLAND COUNTY (NON -SMSA) FRANKLIN COUNTY (NON -SMSA) HANCOCK COUNTY (NON-514SA KENNEBEC COUNTY (NON-SHSA) KNOK COUNTY (NON -SMSA) LINCOLN COUNTY (NON -SMSA) OXFORD COUNTY (NON -SMSA) PER065COT COUNTY (NON -SMSA) PISCATAOUIS COUNTY (NON-SHSA) SAGADAHOC COUNTY (NON -SMSA) SOMERSET COUNTY (NON -SMSA) WALDO COUNTY (NON -SMSA) WASHINGTON COUNTY (NON -SMSA) YORK COUNTY (NON -SMSA) (RPT\FMR.VAG) 0 A L 2=8R 3 B 4 B 344 419 493 618 693 362 432 488 546 621 424 539 682 764 919 456 555 651 816 914 315 372 439 S39 596 320 389 459 573 643 355 431 507 630 701 334 378 450 532 604 336 400 468 585 653 336 409 482 604 675 324 395 465 583 653 320 388 458 573 642 334 378 450 532 604 331 400 465 583 653 276 336 396 499 557 367 494 532 621 729 320 388 458 573 642 324 395 465 583 653 324 395 465 583 653 406 478 604 621 754 91-5