Subject: |
Introduction of an amendment to Chapter 6, Article 6, Section 6.68, Appendices A-C of the Falmouth Town Ordinance that will change maximum levels of income and expenses for the General Assistance program.
ACTION: Schedule Public Hearing |
Summary: |
General Assistance Maximums are outlined in Chapter 6, Section 6.68, Appendices A-H of the Falmouth Town Ordinance. Appendices A, B, and C outline the overall maximums, food maximums, and housing maximums respectively. These levels are established as a matter of state law based on certain federal values that are made effective on the first day of October each year and therefore must be adopted by the Town Council annually.
Please find attached an introduction letter, both the current GA maximums summary sheet and the new one, and a letter from the Maine Municipal Association with more information. |