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 .
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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
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Grba
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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.