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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1970.12.17 - 16379December 17, 1970 RESOLUTION NO. - RE: ADC SUPPLEMENTAL CLOTHING ALLOTMENT BY: HUMAN- RESOURCES COMMITTEE - Mr. Richards TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: WHEREAS, there has been under consideration by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, an ADC Supplemental Clothinc, study; and WHEREAS, to permit the County and the Department of Social Services to improve the efficiency of its emergency ADC Clothing Program, the Board of Commissioners believes that the local school districts should become involved and supply information as to ADC Children in need of emergency clothing; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners requests the local school districts within the County of Oakland to take the following actions and supply the requested information: 1. The school principals and teachers are to identify students and verify the clothing need, utilizing attendance records and other pertinent information. The students ages, school and verification of Oakland County Residency. The principal should indicate whether or not the student receives aid under Title T. 4. The school superintendent or principal should indicate whether the school has emergency clothing provisions and whether the student has applied for and received clothing from such program. 5. All of the above information is to be conveyed in writing to the Director of the Oakland. County Department of Social Services; and WHEREAS, the intent of this Program is to provide: 1. emergency do thing for all school-age children of ADC recipients who are not attending school due to a lack of proper clothing, or who are attending school without the necessary clothing. 2. The initial referral agency for meeting the above defined emergency need will be the school_ system. 3. In those instances where a child with an emergency need is referred through another agency or by self-referral, the Depart- ment of Social Services in. conjunction with the Board of Auditors will review, investigate and make the proper determination. 4. The individual recipient will have the option to re- ceive a direct cash allotment or receive clothing from the County clothing store in order to meet the demonstrated emergency need. 5. The recipient shall furnish to the Department of Social Services a receipt for all clothing puchased. with the cash allotment; 6. This Program shall be in effect until the 30th day of April, 1971, and the total moneys to be funded to this Program shall not exceed ,.100,000.00, $15,000.00 to be ailocated to the 1970 Budget and the remaining $35,00000 to be placed in the 1971 Budget. The Human Resources Committee will receive a Report of the operations and effectiveness of the Program at least every thirty days; and WHEREAS, your Committee recommends that the aforesaid Program be adopted and implemented. illiam M. Richards, Chairman Lew . P a MatheKH NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the aforesaid Program be and the same is hereby adopted as the Oakland County Aid to Dependent Children Clothing Supplement. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sum of $15,000.00 be allocated he balance of the 1970 Budget, and that the sum of $85,000.00 be transferred from the 1971 Budget Contingent Fund to the ADC Clothing Supplement Fund. MR, CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Human Resources Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. FIUNIN RESOURCES COMMITTEE- Wallace F. Gabler, Jr. Lee Waler December 17, 1970 FINANCE COMMTTTEE FISCAL NOTE RE: ADC SUPPLEMENTAL CLOTHING ALLOTMENT TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MP. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Pursuant to Rule 15-b of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the recommendation of the -Human Resources Committee to pay the sum of $100,000.00 for the Oakland County Aid to De- pendent Children. Clothing Supplement, AND FINDS the said sum of $100,000.00 to be available in - the General Assistance Appropriation and further moves that said sum of S100,000.00 be placed in a special reserve account for this purpose. This Note is .attached without recommendation for this specific Program, FINANCE Fred D. Hought.On„( Chairman Delos Hamlin Thomas Christian F. Powell George ary Mead Bawden 0' Donoghue Grba -7-77 Szapo Albert #5560 Moved by Richards supported by Mathews the resolution be adopted. Mr. Grba requested that James Dyer be allowed to address the Board. There were no objections. Mr. Dyer spoke to the Board regarding the ADC clothing resolution. Discussion followed. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.