Subject: |
Ordinance to amend Chapter 6, Article 6, Section 6.68, of the Falmouth Town Ordinance that will change the overall maximum levels of assistance for the General Assistance program and incorporate the FY 2013 "Temporary" Housing. These two amendments are necessary to address two programmatic changes enacted by the Legislature on April 12, 2012.
ACTION: Council action is anticipated. |
Summary: |
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. Appendices D, E, and F outline utilities, heating fuel and personal household and personal care 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.
As a result of the actions of the state Legislature, the General Assistance ordinances which were adopted by the Falmouth Town Council on November 14, 2011 need to be amended to incorporate state-level policy changes. Please find attached an introduction letter, both the current GA maximums summary sheet and the amended overall maximum and the amendment to incorporate the FY 2013 Temporary Housing Assistance Limit. The text of the changes adopted by the state Legislature are also attached for your reference. |
