Title
Adopt a Resolution to:
a. Approve and authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget for the Department of Social Services Unit 001-5010-SOC001-8255 by decreasing appropriations by $602,718; and
b. Approve and authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget for the Department of Social Services Unit 001-5010-SOC002-8253 by increasing appropriations by $602,718 (4/5ths vote required).
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt a Resolution to:
a) Approve and authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget for the Department of Social Services Unit 001-5010-SOC001-8255 by decreasing appropriations by $602,718; and
b) Approve and authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget for the Department of Social Services Unit 001-5010-SOC002-8253 by increasing appropriations by $602,718 (4/5ths vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Board adopted a policy on July 18, 2017, RES 17-133 to modify the General Assistance program that provides relief and support of indigent and dependent residents of Monterey County. These changes consisted of increasing the maximum grant from $302 per month for a single adult to $340 per month, removing actual housing costs from the calculation of the grant amount applicants are entitled to receive, eliminating reductions in the grant levels for individuals living in shared housing arrangements, increasing property limits for eligibility from $1,000 to $2,500, increasing exemptions in calculating available resources for determining property limits, and updating due process procedures for applicants and recipients who appeal eligibility determinations.
The Department of Social Services (DSS) was directed not to budget this increase in March 2017 for the FY 2017-18 Requested Budget because the policy change had not been adopted yet by the Board. When the policy change was implemented in July 2017, th...
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