Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-06-13 05-209 ORDINANCEItem No. 05-309 Date: 6-14-05 Item/Subject ORDINANCE, Amending Section 134-27 of the Ordinance, of the City of Bangor General Assistance. Responsible Department Health & Welfare Commentary: The Program Manager for General Assistance for the State of Maine Health & Welfare Services notified the Director of Health & Welfare that the maximums changed on 10/01/04 and requested all welfare departments to adopt the new maximums. An amendment to our General Assistance Ondinance was drafted and subsequently approved by the City Council. It bas come to our attention that the overall maximums for households of four and five are incorrect due to a mathematical error. This amendment will correct that ermr with a retroadive effective date of November 15, 2004. Department Head City Manager A late l Information: Budget Approval: Finance Director Passage • First Reading Page _of X Referral to Municipal Operations, 6-14-05 sh 5:00 p.m. 05-209 Assigo¢d to councilor WErvim love 13. 2005 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Ordinance, Amending Section 134-27 of the Ordinances of the City of Bangor — General Assistance. Be it ordained by the City of Bangor, as follows. That Section 13427 of the Code of Ordinances be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Section 13427 Amount of Assistance. The basis of eligibility for assistance from the Bangor Welfare Department is that the applicant(s) have a need under the Deficit Formula. The aggregate maximum level of assistance shall be 110% of the applicable Section 8 Existing Housing Fair Market Rents as established by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, applying the 0 bedroom level for 1 person, the 1 bedroom level for 2 persons, the 2 bedroom level for 3 persons, the 3 bedroom level for 4 persons, the 4 bedroom level for 5 persons. For each additional person, the aggregate maximum level shall increase by $75. A. Eligibility under all other emergency provisions shall be determined by these regulations and the case record shall specify the section under which assistance is provided. B. Maximum levels of assistance. Householtl Slze Food Weekly Food Monthly Rent Rent Month HH&P Overall Maximums 1 34.65 149 99.77 432 35 475 2 63.72 274 1 116.63 505 35 556 3 91.40 393 148.27 642 40 706 4 116.05 499 189.15 819 40 -Uais 01 5 137.67 592 213.16 923 45 10901015 Additional person-$112/month for food $1.25 per week or $5.00 per month for HH&P Up to $10/week/child may be alloted for the purchase or disposable diapers upon the applicant's request. *Includes Utilities 05-209 C. Applicants requesting assistance for housing that contains more bedrooms than are necessary for the number of household members will be provided assistance according to the maximum level for the number of bedrooms actually needed. D. Payments for rental assistance on behalf of an otherwise eligible invidival will not be made to a parent, grandparent, child, grandhlld, sibling, parents sibling, or any of their children unless the rental arrangement has existed for three (3) months prior to the application for assistance and is necessary to provide the relative with basic necessities. E. Miscellaneous. Medical, dental and eye services may be provided on an emergency basis. Except in unique siluations approved by the Director, the Caseworker will not approve dental expenses other than tooth extractions. ID Clu COODCIL Jame 13, 2005 nrst neadfas Pfa red t Coveraeat Op tiw =ttes y4 C IB CITY WWCIL Juve 27, 2005 Motion Made and Secauded for Passage Pass x o5 -2n OBDIDAD'CE (rffLFI) Amevdivz Saetlov 13Y2] of tM Ordinance of the City of Bangor General Assistance