HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-10-27 08-344 ORDINANCECOUNCIL ACTION
Item No.
Date: 10-27-08
Item/Subject Ordinance, Amending 137-27.1,a d apter
Ge ter l Asci sisrence 137-27, Amount of
Assistance,
Responsible Department: Health& Community Services
This Ordinance will make required changes to the City's General Assistance Ordinance. Each year, the State
of Maine Department of Health and Human S Nces updates the maximum levels of General Assistance, a
State mandated program. All commumons are required W adjust thelr ordinance provisions W radormW
State requirements. The attached ordinance amendment shows both the current assistance levels and those
Nat are new required by the State. these changes represent relatively minor Inore hies from coma levels
assistance.
Department Head
Managees Comments:
Recommend approvalop a'WoY"
Associated Information:
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CITY OF BANGOR
GeneralAssistance,
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(TITLE.) Ordinance, Amendingand ssist nce, §.134-27, Amount of
Assistance, § 134-27.1, Rental
Be it ordained by the City of Bangor, as follows:
5 cti 1: That § 13427(8) be amended as follows:
§ 13+27. Amount of assistance.
B. Maximum levels of assistance.
Household Food, Food, H s *
Housrna *
Overall
Size Weekly Monthly Weekly
Monthly
Maximum
1 $4093 $17.00 $118,84
$511.00
$571.00
$$
¢37,67 $16288 $+"
2 $75J2 $323.00 $150,23
$646 .00
$666.00
$69.38 $29840 $149.38
46442-00
$649.00
3 $10767 $463.E0 $191
$99,87 $426:00 $198.78
$ 25.
$828.08
$85000
$828.00
4 $136.74 $58800 $212.5
%26,05 8542,00 $21118
$41400
$90900
$1 BO
$1053:80
5 $16233 $6648.49 $2$23869
$1�100.20 '
$1381�12�8-OBOB
$14953
$643,08
6 $19488 $03800
$1,199.20
$1,390.00
�
+ add $75.00
$179-53 -$7n
+93.20 per
per person
person
7 $215,33 $226.0
8 $246.05 V,051
ada $132 .0
per cenxwi
Notes:
* Housing includes rent subject to and not to exceed
the limits contained in § 134-27.1.
and heat. A month = 4.3 weeks.
*Additions are underlined7 deletions salkedeut
IB CITY C CIL
October 27. 2008
Bret Heading and Referred
to Government Operations
C C[e¢ tlee[iug I
TY
W CITY CogHCIL
November 10. 2008 I
Marina Wade and Seconded
for Passage
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yen: Rl hette,
Bronson, O'6rrico, Cratvl¢k,
Banes, Nezun, Palmer, scone a
Wheeler
Cance rs Voting No : Nome
Fuae
CITY CLQ
$ 1 U4
f AeendingrC Pter 136. general
AAnsi'ian a�3>i-11, e�ona-EIOF
Assistuace and Section 136-27.1, Hmtai
Assistance
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Secdon 2: That g 134-27.1(11) be amended as follows:
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 mammum amount of rental
assistance
oases Will a of W Itu IL _� _P...
Apartment Sire
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Rent, Weekly
Rent, Monthly
Single rooming house room*
$93.95
$404.009.
Efficiency
$118.37
$509.00:
One -bedroom
$137.90
$593.00552.00.
Two-bedroom
$176.04
$757.00704:09
Three-bedm0111
$223.72
$962.00 8%.09
Four-bedroom
$252.56
$1086.00 $1;910.89
Five -bedroom
$290:23
$1; 248.00$I.978:0i3
Notes:.
* The single rooming house room rate applies to rooms in rooming houses licensed by
the City under g 85-4 and 30-A M.R.S.A. 4 3811. 9 This Is not a change from 2007.
Other rents are from the final 2009 HUD Fair Market Rents for the Bangor Metro Area.
Units with more than 4 bedrooms are 1.15 of the four bedroom. Weekly rates are based
on 4.3 weeks per month.