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Introduced by Councilor Brown, September 28, 1987
u CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) MdrinMttei Amending. chap ter 11. Article. 21 of the ordinances of ..........
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Be it ordalwM by the City Caused!ufthe My,(Bander, as 14Uome:
_THAT Chapter II, Article 21 of the Ordinances of the City of Sanaof:are
hereby emended by adding the following:
5.13 AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE. The basis of e13 Sb133[ for assistance from
the Bangor Welfare Department is tV the applicant applicants have a
sed under the Standard of Need Deficit. Such determination shall 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 36 provided.
Notwithstanding the above sections it is not intended that the Bangor Welfare
program be other than to satisfy the specific emergency need of a recipient
for a specified period of time.
Assistance granted will be on the basis that there 1s no available resource.
Verification of income and expenditure will be required to establish that there
is no available resource and the caseworker may authorize assistance up to the
limits established under the indigency form'la to meet the individual or house-
hold needs where it is determined the applicant or applicants are destitute.
MOD. Vouchers may, be issued to purchase necessary
maBary food. Such vouchers y be
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leaved in any Amount note eedinz the weekly food allowance stated in these
Guidelines. Such vouchers aa intended for the purchase of foods high 1n
nutritional value and my not include dell items and soda (unless 6 cifically
listed on the voucher), candy. potato chips, and statist snack items, beer,
wine and novelty Meme.
HOUSEHOLD/PERSONAL. Vouchers may be issued to purchase household and personal
items including but not limited to broo soap, detergent. toilet paper,
toothpaste, disposable diapers etc. Personal care items sball not include
cosmetics.
CLOTHING. The caseworker may assist the applicant or recipicat and his/her
family in the purchase of adequate clothing. In moat circumstances clothing
will be a postponable item. Exceptions to this maxim may arise in the event
that school clothes are needed in the fall; where fire or other crisis has
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destroyed the applicant or recipients' clothing; where unusually cold weather
makes extra clothing an immediate necessity; or if special clothes are needed
Tor the applicant's emplsymen . Before assistance will be made for clothing,
the caseworker mast be satisfied that the applicant has taken maximum advantage
of all church and civic organizations, or other resources in the commini[y that
mala low cost or free clothing available.
wOUBIMG: It is the individual client's responsibility to find adequate housing,
except in cases of emergency, when the caseworker may help arrange temporary
shelter.
The Welfare Department will not become involved in the landlord/teneat or
mortgage relationship. Mecent should be advised to obtain housing that
will be within his/he[ abilitYto[pay before further housing assistance will
be rendered.
when the a
caseworker determines that it will be v ary to give funds to meet
any or allofclient's housing payment, the a uv[w111 be actual Lent /m0[[gage
paid by the client, if the amount to be paid is reasonable and in accordance
with limitations set int these guidelines.
When necessary assistance may also be given with utilities and heating fuel.
Heading fuel will not be considered aeary expenditure from May 15th to
October let a
except 1n ca of unusuallys weather or when the client's
hot water is heated off the furnace.
The total endure paid for rent/mortgage, fuel and utilities will notexceed the
maxivom household limits set forth in Section 5.12.
no votes. Councilors voting
yes: Brown, Cox, Frankel, Sawyer,
Shubert, Sullivan, Tilley and Willey.
Councilor absent: Le�bJo�j1,¢..
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87-365
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IN CITY COUNCIL
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Amending Chapter 11. Article 21
September 28, 1987
Referred to Health Committee '.,
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Ordinances of the City of Bangor
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Passed by the following yes and
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no votes. Councilors voting
yes: Brown, Cox, Frankel, Sawyer,
Shubert, Sullivan, Tilley and Willey.
Councilor absent: Le�bJo�j1,¢..
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