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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-06-22 81-198 ORDINANCE81-198 Introduced by Ccvncilor Swcy. June 22, 1981 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) MrNlI81ILB4. chapter n, Article 21 Be it wdatm d M W Cit'Coue U of Cit of Bowser, "(pilose: TINT Section 5.1, Definitions of Article 21, Chapter II of the Ordinances of the City of Hanpor be mumbled by adding the following, Section 5.1Q, Rooming Housa— home where the lamlotd rents roans to persona where each person pays the land— lard for his or her mom although such person may share' other facilities such as a bathroom, living room, or kitchen. Section 5.1R, Disabled Persons person who by reason of any incapacity, of a physical or mental nature verifiable by objective medical evidence is therefore unable to work or maintain a Mme. Section 5.1S, Separate Living Quarters—living quarters having direct access to the outside orthrough a common tall or having complete kitchen facilities for exclusive use of the occupant. THAT Section 5.4, Application Procedures by amended by adding the following section: _ Section 5.43, Temporary Refbsal to'AcoW A22lication— under special c1monstancas the Department may r to accept applications. Such -circumstances may include, but are not limilt\6 to the following: (a) Canes wherethe applicant's combat is abusive and disruptive or in cases where the applicant is under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The applicant may be requested to leave(: 'If he or she refuses to leave, the police may be commenced. Me applicant will be informed that an application will be taken when the particular circumstances we an longer present. In City COamai1 June ?2,1981 Refaced to welfare Coem ttee. Consider neat meeting Yt P Ci Clmk 81-198 ORDINANCE t (TITLE,1 Chpt. II Art. 21 Weltare RegeN18 X319 T�F�Emmi CITY OF u,,LE` CITY CLERd ' In City Cmmoii Je97 1991981 Sntxo9 t arN f[i Dy Cooaider Iet meeting fn August L CQIMILTd{ C1tIr erk In City Council August 10,1981 a Consider 2nd meting 1n October Lk Caty Clerkf,— In city council October 26,1981 Consider 2nd meeting in cecember ' iPX 4 my c1 : IN CI'M CO@CIL Decanter 28,. 1981 - - Amended by Substitution and passed by the fallowing yes and no votes. Counfiloss voting yes: arms, Gess, Jordan, MCKernan, - Porter, Soucy, Weyo tL, Wil/l/e/ey aW Zerdzian. DeCUPY , City Clerk - 2_ CITY OF BANGOR WP (TITLE) ryp (OrbinartC2r. Chapter II Article 21 Beit ordairud be the Cfio Counit of0u City ofBanoor, wfoUr : (b) Cases where a third person desires to make application for assistance on behalf of the applicant. The person will be requested to provide written verification that they have been authorized to act as representatives for the applicant. THAT Section 5.10J: first paragraph of Article 21, Chapter II of the Ordinances _ of the City of Bangor be amended to read as follows: No person who is gainfully employed shall be eligible for assistance except as provided an these guidelines. A person who is gainfully employed will be eligible fir assistance where the bouselwld income from gainful employment is irr sufficient to meet necessary expenses as provided in these guidelines. A person who has been Tonal mentally ani physically able to work must be working at least 25 hours per week, 100 hours per north, at minimum wage rate in employment which is within his or her capacity be considered gainfully employed. THAT Section S.WJ, Article 21, Chapter II of the Ondinances of the City of Bangor be cranial by adding two new paragraphs as follows: The Department may request aqv applicant or recipient, male r female, to have a medical examination where it appears to the Department or the caseworker that the person is presumptively available for work but has presented no evidence to that effect. Such exaanination must be by a qualified physician arms may be at the Department's expense. Assistance with rent for single, able-bodied adults cannot be granted more than 90 days in any, six months period. In addition the destitution or need forrentcannot have risen because of losing employment through misconJuct'or having voluntarily or otherwise intentionally caused employment to be terminated. _3_ CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) MdIitiMITCPy Chapter Ix Avtrcle,,21 welfare Be it m rood by dAe City Caww.it ojf ' City ofBamud r, m fAUnva: THAT Section 5.10• Eligibility Rules and Regulations• be amended by adding the ibllnwing sections: Item N--Aovlicent•s o:m tMds--personal funds shell be used to meet current expenses before requesting assistance. Item 0-Fnnriture. Housewares. Appliance replacemants— NA welfare funds she be ua r they - furniture• Housewares, or appliance replacement unless applicant receiving aid Order the Department's Standard of Need provisions ami there is assistance available under the Indigency Formula. THAT Section 5.11. Indigency Fo—loibility Requirements, be amended by deleting the paragraph preceding Housing Allowance Charts and the two following paragraphs and substituting the following: Section 5.11N, Eligibility household's eligibility will be based on its total income and on its lousing costs. There will be no automatic eligibility. All households must complete an application. To be eligible for aid under the Department's Standard of Need provisions, the household must have income at or below 75%% Of CSA Guidelines. Following✓,is a chart of Maine's 1981 CSA Guidelines: NCHREH OF PERSONS IN THE HODMMD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Food Personal Care Clothing _ 105 155 205 255 305 355 405 455. Family Con- sumptives Housing 211 252 315 365 417 469 521 573 1981100% CSA Standards 316 417 520 620 722 824 926 M28 _4_ CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Mrbilt=r,_ obapter81Article 21 Be it ardaiwai bathe GN CbunvU of µe Cdy QFBauyer, os fa'xama: RATS H UMJDN (&N of above— figures rounded off) M@iBHt OF F ffi IN THS IUi101R M (W (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (g) 252 333 416 496 572 659 740 B22 — 1n computing first month maximun assistance available use percentage table on page W. THAT Section 5.13, Amount of Assistance be amended by inserting the following Housing—It is the individual client's responsibility to find adequate housing, except in cases of emergency, when the general assistance administrator may help arrange temporary shelter. Me administrator will not become involved in a landlorl— tenant or mortgagee relationship. Me recipient should be advised to obtain housing that will be within his or her ability to pay before further housing assistance wi211be rerclered. _ When the general assistance administrator determines that it will be necessary to give funds to meet any or all parts of a client's bossing payment, the amount will be actual rent mortgage paid by the client, if the amount to be paid is reasonable. Me Town will employ the following allowance schedule for maximum housing expenditures] which is to be reviewed annually and adjusted, if necessary, to reflect current rent and mortgage rates: Basis MaxLmun Housing Rates (Includes Electricity) M. of Persons Unheated Heated 1 $130 $142 2 150 175 -5— CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) �T�[tLAiTCCd. Chapter li Art cle zl Be it ordained by Nee CIXy CouneN ofAe City of Beeper, ser fopaw: .3 190 205 .4 190 235 5 210 269 6 250 298 yuel�urders for heating fuel will be given at the client's actualrate, if reasonable, and if net included in housing costs. The Town will apt pay back bills for fuel. If possible the Town will contract with local fuel retailers to provide Pial at a fixed rate, in order that the Town's expenditure for Peel grants is reduced. Alan, the general assistance adrtdaistrator should be aware of any fuel programs operated by church or civic organizations in the Town as well as any State programs and should assist clients to use these re— sources whenever possible: In particular, the administrator should make referrals to the interization services offered by the Community Action program agencies. The administrator will consider the recipient's capacity to provide his or her own Coal needs by making use of available wood resources. Fuel my be considered an emergency need from December 1st through Harch 31st. Determination of such emergency need will be at the diserstion of the general assistance adminis— trator. TMT Section 5.14, Assistance Categories, Stem A of Article 21, Chapter II, of the Ordinances of the City of Bangor be deleted arca replaced with the following: A. There are two categories of assistance which are administered by the Department. They are Special Assistance which is defined below and Starclard of Need Deficit. A person or family may not be certified under both types of assistance. pmergancy special assistance is assistance provided to meet any, of the situations set forth in Sections 5.148 and 5.1W. -5 - CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Mrbilt=ei Chayter IT, Article 21 Welfare ! a ordaimsd by the City Cowmen of IXty efl avr, ae fogs": Standard of Need Deficit, see 22 MSA 4504 (a)— in order to receive aid under this category which is the only one where income is a factor, the applicant at the time of application must be in an abode maintained by them as their home which meets legal requirements. That' must also satisfy all other eligibility rules and regulations of this chapter. B. Standard of Used Deficit pplications for aid under this category shall be proceede3 within 24 hours of the date of application. Decisions on applications Per aid under this category shall be made and communicated in writing setting forth the reasons in writing. If the applicant is found eligible, acceptance must be made within the 24 hour requirements and actual aid provided within 30 days. All under this section shall be limited by 22 MRSA Section 4450 which states in pertinent part municipal assistance is not in. tendedto be a continuing grant in aid program. C. Special Assistance Applications—In cases involving lack Of feel during winter months, teamination of utilities, o court ordered evictions within 72 hours, important medical supplies or any disaster, an applicant for Emergency Special Assistance is to be treated as follows: (a) If the Department determines from the information available such applicant is net eligible for aid from the City they will be told the reason therefore and be informed where application should be made. (b) In saes where the applicant is found to be eligible for Special Assistance pursuant to 5.14b, the Department shall provide assistance within 24 beursand a decision given in writing. -; CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) (Drit[1tttlM Chapter 11, Artiele zy Welfare Be it ordained by Me City Coane6 W@s Cft WBaa¢m. a fl ' Pei Lrnited Grounds for Denial. -Assistance shall net be denied on the grounds test the applicant has applied for any form of State or other assistance or that the applicant is single except test an able-bodied person shall not be eligible who bas lost their eeploymant through misconduct or otherwise caused their employment to be terminated. MEWRANDDM December 22, 1981 TO: Bangor City Council FROM: Robert E. Miller, City Solicitor Pending before the Council is a proposed amendment to the City's Welfare Regulations. Since :the item was originally proposed, the staff of the Welfare Department and the Welfare Advisory Committee have reviewed the proposal. The enclosure is a proposed amendment by substitution which is being recommended by the Committee. If you have any questions regarding the proposed amendment, I would request that you contact Mary -Ann Chelfla prior to the next Council meeting. R.R.M Enclosure Mary -Arm Chalila John Flynn AMEMEO COPY 12/28/81 1 _ CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) (DnYMMtrjCa Amending _Chapter 11, Article 21 of the Ordinances of— the _th City of B.ango W 1£..ye..R,eg 1 C ns .................... ............ ............. Bp ie ada{ud by Ne City Caaui! of tM Cn'h o(Baapor, wfauowa: THAT the provisions of Article 21, Chapter I1 of the Ordinances of the City of Bangor be amended as follows: - (1] THAT Section 5.1 be amended by adding the following: q.. Reesman House. A home licensed by the City where the landlord rents room to persons where each person pays the landlord for his or her room although such person may share other facilities such as a bathroom, living room, or kitchen. D. Disabled persona. A -person wheko e by r of any incapacity of a physical o mental nature verifiable by obiective medical evidence s therefore unable to work or nb fatale a home. s. Unemployable. An individual who, through no fault of his or her own, has over a period of .time, demonstrated n inability to s eor retain gainful employment Irt spite of continued diligent attempts and repeated efforts at training end retraining may be considered unemployable. (2) THAT .Section 5.4 be amended by adding the following: 5.4.3 Temporary Refusal to Accept Application. Under special circumstances the Department may refuse to accept applications. Such circumstances shall include, but are not limited to, the followicg: a,ewhere the a22licant'e conduct i abusive a and disruptive r in where the am licent�' is under the influence ofsalcoholic or drugs. The applicant nay be recuired to leave. If he or She refuses to lea the police may be summoned. The applicant will be informed that an application will be taken when the particular circumstances are no longer present. A. cases where a third person desires to make.appli- cation for assistance on. behalf of the applicant. The person will beuested toProvide written verification that they have been authorized to act as representative for the applicant. [3j THAT Section 5.10(1) be amended to read as follows: J. Smoloym No per who is gainfully employed Shall be eligiblefor assistance except as provided in these Guidelines. A person who is gainfully employed will be eligible for assistance wherethe householdincome and seta from gainful employment Is are insufficient to meet necessary expenses as provided in these Guidelines. ,he has been found mentally and physically able to work must be working at least 20 hours per week. 80 hours per month, ac minimum wage rate in employment which is within his or her capacity to be considered gainfully employed. [4] THAT Section 5.10(J) be further amended by adding a new paragraph to read as follows: The Welfare Department may, request any applicant o recipient to have a medical examination where It appears to the caseworker that the person is presumptively available for work but has presented no evidence to that effect Such examination most be bye qualified physicia and may be at the Department's expense. Reimbursement to physicians for this service will be at current Medicaid rates. (5] THAT Section 5.10 befurther amended by adding anew subsection N to reed as follows: N. Applicants Own Foods. personal fonds shall be used to meet current expenses before requestingiatauc . (61 THAT Section 5.11 be emended by deleting the existing components and replacing them with the follwing; - A = Maximumamount of General Assistance available to House o (80%. of C.S.A.) in one Menth. R = Income C = Neal Deficit A - H=C The vailablecomputedistance computed under the Indtseucy Formula will be applied to those areas in which the household is in moat need. Such determinations will be made by means of a cliemt-caseworker conference during which all available alternatives and resources will be replaced. [7] THAT Section 5.11 be further amended by deleting the paragraph preceding Housing Allowance Charts, the Housing Ailments Charts and the two following paragraphs and replacing them with the following: N. Eligibility. A household's eligibility will be based on Its total income and on its housing costs. Therewill be automatic eligibility. All households nmatc complete application. To be eligible for aid under the Department's Standard of Need provisions, the household must have an income at o below 8G% of the 1981 Community Service Association (C S.A.) Guidelines. The following chart represents 80% of Maine's 1981 C.S.A. Guidelines: SUMMER OF PERSONS IN TNS HOUSEHOLD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Food $ 84 $124 $164 $204 $244 $284 $324 $364 Personal Care Clothing Family Can - Bumptious Housing 169 201 252 292 333 375 416 458 1981 80% of O.S.A.Standards X1253 $325 $416 $496 $577 $659 $740 $822 - [8] THAT Section 5.12 be amended by deleting the 'Tre-Added Easic Maintainance Cost Chart", in its entirety. [91 THAT Section 5.13 be amended by adding the following paragraphs: Housing. It is the individual client's responsibility to find adequate houaing, except in of emergency, what the welfare Director may help aarrange temporary shelter. The Welfare Department will net become Involved in a landlord -tenant ormortgagee relationship. The recipient should be advised to obtain housing that will he within his or her ability top V before further housing aaeistaace will be rendered. When the caseworker determines that it will be necessary to give funds to meet any rall part of a client's housing Payment, theamount will beactual ren[/mortgage paid bV the client, if the amount to be paid is reasonable. (10] TWT Section 5.14 be amended by deleting subsection. 1A) and replacing it with the following: " A. There are two categories of assistance which are administered by the Department. They are Special Assistance and Standard of Need Deficit, A persm r family may not be certified under both tepeeof assistance simultaneously. . Emergency special assistance is assistance.provided to meet any of the situations getforth in Sections 5.14(B) and 5.14(M). Standard of Need Deficit. Thiss the only category in which income factor. In order to receive assistance nder the Standard of Need Deficit. the applicant moat, at the time of application be a resident in an abode which Is maintained by them as their home. The applicant est also satisfy all other eligibility rules and regulations of this article. B. Standard of Need Deficit. Applications for aid under this category shall be pro- cessed sed within 24 hours of the date of application. a Decision applications for aid under this category shall becared i citing setting forth the If the applicant is found eligibleacceptance must be made within the 24 hour requirements and actual aid provided within 30 days. C. Special Assistance Applications Incases involving lack of fuelduring winter onths. termination of utilities, or court ordered evictions within 72 hours, important medical supplies or any other disaster, an application for Emergency Special Assistance is to be treated as follcws: a If the Department determines from the information a-vailable such applicant is not eligible for aid from the City they will be informed in writing Of the decision and will be advised where applLcation should be made. b. In. where the applicant is found to be eligible foz Spe ial Assistance pursuent to Section 5.14(B), the Department will advise the applicant of the decisionan writing and Provide assistance within 24 hours. c Limited Grounds for Denial. Assistance shall not be denied on the grounds that the applicant has applied for any form of State or other assistance. (111 THAT Section 5.14 be further amended by relettering the existing subsections (B) through (G) to (D) through (I) respectively.