HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1959.02.09 - 19060arc assigned work hours enough per week to cancel out their retie'.
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jobs of our clients.
Therefore, Had to the normal job upturn we in the S; to Committee 0
REPORT
BY: Mrs. 7. Lewis
FjLE:EflMINAC OF CASH \-VCRK RE.I.AFF rc.'F'!..AM
THL OAKLAND COUNTY BC,,)
Mr. Chairman, Ladies one
.:e Co:v1:.:I/J-.:•,e is
on the status of f,„ '-,./ork relic
r your information this mcr ; short report
Oakland County which was started last June.
Since that time a goodly number of individuals have perfor 1J led tasks for the County,
the townships and variniis municipalities.
You will i that this type cf .1.ust conform closely to State regulations
One stipulation is that "e cannot be asked sAlich would have been
assigned or contracted for unaer regul T—menta! .o7,!Tof-s0 -une work done has been extra
work whiA would fir' t otherwise have be_ r .,:sible and funds have come from normal
welfer: s rTos. T formula for this is that the State pats . Ka County 70%
out of its direct relief funds, ---;.1-kers are from the relief rolls after ho,-i.;
he rate of $1.50 per hour worked. For example., sopoose a family after inves.,
)ud --I $45.00 per we ;he man cF would be c a work
relief job of 30 hours per week. The only difference in his status would be that he would be
C unty value received and would get his relief in cash rather than in rent receipts
ar r rders. The rate of $1.50 por hour was established as required by the State at the
goin;‘, in the community. Of our j counties who have cash work relief programs,
- only one pays less than hour and sor-. --t r to.
There Hs - a reduction in the cash work relief rolls from 730 the 1st of •
to 420 on January 40, inis has Hen due to two factors:
Committee, I move that th
clients to r _
felt that the
In our January 2.) reso'.
Welfare Comrniss:_%-: compU
o return their emp:
have a definit• .late of March 31, 1/
--,Tssed to the - -7 .Drt authorized.
mith this :s ncit it will help
rk r
There is, as you know, a tendency o: t of some of our less , Js fellow
of to exollo sure thin r vhat may turn out - short-term en-it; r It
is jood social pr to turn
and should be so understood by everybody.
MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the
and placed on file.
rk relief into a caret31 . It is a stop-ga p ,-,k::ose
-tfully submitt-d,
FARE COMM1 .r..EC
By
Hope F. Lewis, Chairman