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Home My WebLink About1986-07-14 86-297 ORDINANCE5.12 BASIC TOTAL � M FA9IC HAINtQNWNCE OSIS. - A budgeted aaowt is established for food, clothing, per- sonal core, and other family consumptives. To this amnmt is added a housing allwance which includes rent, fuel arc][ all utilities. Basic total require ends represent 708 of the current National Poverty Guidelines and are adjusted annually by the Direct r of Health and Welfare to reflect Ganges in those guidelines. basic 'lotat, H1� (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) FOOD, M, P6R4Ni. 107 160 214 267 320 375 428 481 EIC;. IMISING 207 262 318 375 431 486 543 599' 70% OF N® 314 422 532 642 751 861 971 1,08@ tM-297 Introduced by Councilor Tilley, July 14, 1984 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE,) 4110a,.....Amend1n9..Chapter.I1.,.: Artiole..21,.Saction..5..12.. and --- 5.13 - Welfare Guidelines .............. ......_... ............ _. __.. ....... .- ... ..._ By Me aer Cou+wvl oft1w City of Bunsen O&DFMD, - TEAT Chapter II, Article 21, Section 5.12 and 5.13 be amended 5.12 BASIC TOTAL � M FA9IC HAINtQNWNCE OSIS. - A budgeted aaowt is established for food, clothing, per- sonal core, and other family consumptives. To this amnmt is added a housing allwance which includes rent, fuel arc][ all utilities. Basic total require ends represent 708 of the current National Poverty Guidelines and are adjusted annually by the Direct r of Health and Welfare to reflect Ganges in those guidelines. basic 'lotat, H1� (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) FOOD, M, P6R4Ni. 107 160 214 267 320 375 428 481 EIC;. IMISING 207 262 318 375 431 486 543 599' 70% OF N® 314 422 532 642 751 861 971 1,08@ Ch. II; Art. 21 Sec. 5(5.13) 5.13 AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE. The basis of eligibility for as- sistance from the Bangor Welfare Department is that the applicant/applicants have a need 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 bythese regulations and the case record shall specify the section under which assistance is provided. Notwithstanding the above sections it is not intended that the Bangor Welfare program be other than to sat- isfy the specific emergency need of a recipient for a specified period of time. Assistance granted will be on the basis that there is no available resource. Verification of income and expenditure will be required to establish that there is no available resource and s the caseworker may authorize assistance up to the limits established under the indigency formula to meet the individual or household beeds.where it is determined the applicant or applicants are destitute. FOOD. Vouchers may be issued to purchase necessary food. Such vouchers may be issued in any amount not exceeding the weekly food allowance stated in these Guidelines. Suchvouchers are intended for the pur- chase of foods high in nutritional value and may not include deli items and soda (unless specifically listed in the voucher), candy, potato chips, and similar snack tems, beer, wine and novelty items. HOUSEHOLD/PERSONAL. Vouchers may be issued to purchase household and personal items, in- cluding, but not limited to brooms, soap, detergent, toilet paper, tooth paste, disposable diapers, etc. Personal care items shall not include cosmetics. CLOTHING. The caseworker may assist the applicant or recipient and his/her family in the purchase of adequate clothing. In most circumstances, clothing will be a postponable item. Exceptions to this maxim may arise v n the event that school clothes a needed n thefall; where fire or other crisis has destroyed the applicant or recipient's clothing; where unusually Ch. II; Art. 21 Sec. 5(5.13) cold weather makes extra clothing an immediate necess- ity; or if special clothes are needed for the appli- cant's employment. Before assistance will be made for clothing, the caseworker must be satisfied that the applicant has taken maximum advantage of all church and civic organizations or other x n the community that make low cost or free clothing available. HOUSING. It is the individual client's responsibility to find adequate housing, except in cases of emergency, when the caseworker may help arrangetem- porary shelter. The Welfare Department will not become+involved in the landlord/tenant or mortgage relationship. The recipi- ent should be advised to obtain housing that will be within his/her ability to pay before further housing assistance will be rendered When the caseworker determines that it will be necess- ary to give funds to meet any o all of a client'seae- housing payment, the amount will be actual rent/mort- gage paid by the client, if the amount to be paid i reasonable and i accordance with limitations set in these guidelines When necessary assistance may also be given with util- ities and heating fuel. Heating fuel will not be cn - sidered a necessary expenditure from May 15th to Oc- tober 1st, exceptlin cases of unusually severe weather or when the client's hot water is heated off the furnace. The total a unt paid for rent/mortgage fuel and util- ities will not ax ceed the maximum household limits set forth in Section5.12. MISCELLANEOUS. In addition, medical, dental and eye services and burial expenses may be provided if absolutely necessary. Medical, dental and eye services will be provided on an emergency basis. Except i unique situations approved by the Welfare Director, the caseworker will not approve dental expen- ses other than tooth extractions. MAXIMUM LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE. Maximum levels of assis- tance for food, housing, household/personal items, etc. are based upon 704 of the current National Poverty Guidelines and will be ad- justed annually by the Director of Health and Welfare to comply with changes in those guidelines. HOUSEHOLD F"/ FEE/ HwsIl / HwsISS/ sxze WEEK EYklLH WEEK _ MNIH 1 22 12 48 207 2 33 12 61 262 3 44 - 16 73 316 4 55 16 86 375 5 66 16 99 431 6 77 20 112 486 7 88 20 125 543 8 99 20 138 _ 599 In City Council July 14:1986 A vdaod tm road ordinwce consider text meeting e r IN CITY CouscIL July 28, 1986 passed W the following yes sni no votes. 'councilor's voting yes: Broin, yrankel, YeCarthy, snssivan, Tilley, Wheeler and Willey. councilors absent: Cm: and Lebowitz. 0 Rat -ER Title, Amending Chapter II Article 21, Seciton ............................... 5.12 an 5.13 — Welfare Guidelines. ...................................... Introducednd filed by a yrt7'`. : ,, owcflman . ti