HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-10-14 09-314 ORDINANCECOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. g
Date: 10-14-09
Item/Subject: Ordinance, Amending Chapter 134, General Assistance, § 137-27, Amount of Assistance, s
and § 137-27.1, Rental Assistance '
Responsible Department: Health & Community Services
Commentary:
This Ordinance will make required changes to the City's General Assistance Ordinance. Each year, the State
of Maine Department of Health and Human Services updates the maximum levels of General Assistance, a
State mandated program. All communities are required to adjust their ordinance provisions to conform with
State requirements. These changes represent relatively minor increases from current levels of assistance.
Manager's Comments:
Associated Information: Order
Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
Department Head
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City Manager
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F nance Director
City Solicitor
Introduced for
Passage
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X Referral to Government Operations, 10-13-09 @ 5 p.m.
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Assigned to Councilor Wheeler October 14, 2009
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GITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Ordinance, Amending Chapter 134, General Assistance, § 134-27, Amount of Assistance, and § 134-
27.1, Rental Assistance.
Be it ordained by the City of Bangor, as follows:
Section 1: That § 134-27(B) be amended as follows:
§ 134-27. Amount of assistance.
B. Maximum levels of assistance.
Household Food, Food, Housing,* Housing,*
Size Weekly Monthly Weekly Monthly Overall Maximum
1 $46.51 $200.00 $126.05 $542.00 $596.00
2 $85.35
$367.00
$
$160.69
a
$511.00
$691.00
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$§ 88
$695.00
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3 $122.33
$526.00
$205.11
$ 86
$882.00
$825.09
$887.00
$568:88
4 $155.35
$668.00
$227.90
$212.56
$980.00
9
$1,126.00
5 $184.42
$793.00
$257.50
$255:89
$1,107.25
$#j9&29
$1,273.00
$#5:99
6 $221.40
$952.00
$287.09
$,1,2334.500
$1,348.00
7.
,-
$
+ add $75.00 per
+add 127.25
person
per person
7 $244.65
$1,052.00
8 $279.53 $1,202.00
add $150.00 per
person, per
month
Notes:
* Housing includes rent subject to and not to exceed the limits contained in § 134-27.1. and heat. A
month = 4.3 weeks.
IN CITY COUNCIL
October 14, 2009
First Reading & Referral to
Government Operations Committee
Meeting of 10/13/09 at Spm
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IN CITY COUNCIL
October 26, 2009
Motion Made and Seconded for
Passage
Vote: 8-0
Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,
Bronson, D'Errico, Gratwick, Hawes,
Nealley, Palmer & Wheeler
Councilors Voting No: None
Councilors Absent: Stone
Passed
ITY CLERK
.# 09-314
ORDINANCE
(TITLE,) Amending Chapter 134, General
Assistance, and.S 137-27.1, Rental
Assistance
Assigned to Councilor Wheeler
09 3 1. 4
A. Rent tied to apartment size. The level of weekly and monthly rental assistance is based on the
size of the apartment occupied by eligible clients. The maximum amount of rental assistance
based on apartment size shall be as follows
Apartment Size
Rent, Weekly
Rent, Monthly
Single rooming house room*
$93Qr- $100.70
$40409# 80% of eff= $433.
Efficiency
$4- $126.04
$399.00--$542.00
One -bedroom
$13J0—$147.00
$343.09 $632.00
Two-bedroom
$187.00
$-r7:09 $806.00
Three-bedroom
$ $238.00
& . 0 $1024.00
Four-bedroom
$2556 $259.00 �
$4986:99 $1157.00
Five-bedroom$299.
$308.83 1$4-,�.9
$1328.00
Notes:
Egle rooming house room rate applies to rooms in rooming houses licensed by the City
85-4 and 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3811. f Other rents are from the final 2010HUD Fair Market
the Bangor Metro Area. Units with more than 4 bedrooms are 1.15 of the four
. Weekly rates are based on 4.3 weeks per month.