R-7082
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CIty C01)nCIl M~P-tIng 9-10-815 Santa Mo n 1 C a ) Cal1fornla
RESOLUTION NUMBER 7082(CCS)
(CIty CouncIl 5e r 1E~:5 )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CJTY COUNCIL OF THE
CrTY OF SANTA MONICA UR~ING THF BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF THE ('OUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
TO MODIFY THF 6(l-OAY PENALTY RULE FOR
ALLEGED NON- CflMPl I A~..jCE I~l J TH GENERAL
RELIEF ELIGIBILITY REnUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, pursuant to 1~le 1 far e and InstItutIon:!!. Code
Ser:tlon 17000, the County of Los Angeles ha'50 an oblIgatIon to
re 11 e\)e and support Incompetent, poor, IndIgent) and
IncapacItated pl'lrsons '.JhP.ln the~) are not re 11 e\)ed or supported
by rp.lat I \)E'"S, frJ!:'nds) theIr ol.....n means) or by other
Instltutlon<s.; and
WHEREAS, Inr:llvlduals current 1y on the County's General
Re 1 ] e f Progrnm may ha\)e theIr pI JgJbIll ty ternll nated or
dIscontInued for fal lure to comply with mandatory elIgIbIlIty
rp-quIrE"ments; and
WHEREAS, 1n addItIon to ha...) I ng benefits termlni"lted, the
COlin t y lmpo~e5 a 60 d!ll)J F"en~ I t Y du r 1 n9 '.Jh 1 c-h the person who:5e
benefIt5 ha\)e bel'!n termIn~ted 1S Ineltglble to apply for or bl':'!
reInstated to the General Re I 1 ~ f Prot]r~m; and
WHEREAS, I nd l'-JI nua is sI'!ek1ng to apply and qualIfy for
the County's Gpneral Re I I e f Pro0ram may be denJPd bpne;oflts 1n
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the form of food and shelter tor allegp.d fa] I u r-e to satIsfy or
comp l)J WI th elIgIbIlIty standards; anr:!
l.dHEREAS ~ In andltlon to belng denIed b~nef) ts ~
IndIvIduals arB pen$ \ 1 zed bu not bF.!Ing ahle to reapply for
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General RF' J I P f bf"neflts for a 60 day penalty period; l'lnd
WHEREAS, nume rOlJ5 Gl"'neral Re 11 e f applIcants and
reC'lpleonts suffer from both phYSIC'l'l-l and mental ImpaIrments
whIch prevent them from completing the General Re lIe f
applIcatIon proct"s5 wIthout a5S]!';,t~nC'e or from 5""tlsfYIng all
elIglb1l1ty reqUirements rl'3li!lted to the Gpneral Re II e f
Progr<9mj ~nd
WHEREAS, the Lc~ Angeles County Department of PUbiC
SOCIal Sprvlces faI is to adequateoly scrE'eon General Re lIe f
applIcants In order to dp-termlnp whether arpiIcants are
suffering trom me>ntal or physIc-al Impi!llrmeonte to a degree
I,..,lh Ich wellld JustIfy or explaIn theIr alleged failure to comply
wIth Gent'."ral Re 1 Ie f Program reqUIrement5; and
WHEREAS, the 611 d~y pF'nalty or 5anctlon 15 routlnei>,
Imposed by De>partmpnt' of Pub I I c SOC'l<!ll SerVlce el1gIbIlIty
1,.10 rke 1'5 for e\)en mInnr faIlures of General Re lie f appllcl!!Ints
and reclplsnt5 to C' 0 mp 1 y WIt h numpr01l5 elll]lblllty standarrls:
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t...1HEREAS " the 60 day pena 1 t Y 15 OlsproportIonate to and
not related to the degree of non-complIance by GenAraJ Rf" 1 I e f
re~lpu~nt5 and applIr.:~nt5; and
WHEREAS. the routIne den'",,\ or rll~contInu""nce of GeneoraJ
Re lIe f bf;!neflt~ COIJp 1 ~d 1,.J1 th the lmposItIon of a 60 da)l
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pen a I t Y for mInor nnn-compllP.1nGe 1.1 1 t h nlJmerl)U~ and complex
el 19lbl1 ] ty rl:"qulreme-nts opl"r<:ltes to den~) e55en t ] a 1 beonE>flts
In the form of fond and shelter to ntherlJJISe qualified
IndIvIduAls; ~nd
("IHF:RF:AS ~ th~ 60 dAY pP.lna I ty d~fe""t5 thp.! purpo"5e of
aIdIng the Incomp~tl""nt, poor, Jnrlll]ent, and IncapacJtated and
Instead operates to InCre"'l'!>e thf!lr need by leaVIng them
home-less, hun~ry, ann subject to the hB2'ard5 and dJ5i'1bll1 t le5
of lIfe on thFl street; and
hlHERE AS , under the (,enf'r"'ll RI!'" II pf Progr?lm operatE"d b;:
thp. Cnunt~) of Los Angeles~ elIgIbIlIty for InItIal and
contInued eornergency shelter and hOUSIng IS depende'lnt on BY1
IndIVIdual qUl'.l.lIfYlng for Gpneral Re lIe f ,
NOIAI. THfRI:FORE, THE CITY rOUNrIL nF THE ('ITY OF SHNTA
MONICA OnES RESOLUE AS FOLLm.lS:
SECTION 1. The C 1 t Y COLI n C' 1 J of thp C1 ty of Santa MonIca
urgf!l5 the Bn8rd of SUperVl"50rS of the Co IJ n t ~j 0 f Laos Angell"90 to
make thf;! follclI....JJng change90 In the Ge>nl;"ral Re I 1 e f Pre.,,] ram:
(,9 ) Abolll";h GenerF.:ll Re lIe f Rl9gulatlo" 4'2-690,
entttleod "60 Day PE"na 1 t y," ror- sny ~nd a I I o"Ill~gE"d vlolatlOn5.
of County GenerP31 Re 1 1 e f reglJ lat 1 on<;,.
(b) Develop sa"C'tlnns for fal lure to ('omply I,.J 1 t h
G~neral Re lie r ellg1bll1ty requIrements WhlCh ar~
proportlO"nte tf'l the de'lJree and nature nf the noncomp) 1 ancs.
(c ) Establish a workable screening program to
d!:"terrnlne I....hp t her General Re 1 ) f!' f applicants .;'Ire m("n tally <'tnd
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physIcally C"<'!Ip<'!rble of eat n;f)nng a J 1 Genera} R"" lIe f
ellglb1l1ty relulrements.
SE'CTJnN ? The CIty Clf"rk ~ha 11 C"~rtJfy to the aMopt Ion
of this Re<;.olutlon, and thp-nceforth i!!Ind thereafter the samp,
5ha \1 be In full force and eftpct.
APPRO\JEO AS TO FORM:
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RIl8ERT M. MYERS
Cl ty Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 10th day of September, 1985.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 1082(CCS)
was duly adopted by the CIty Council of the City of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on September 10, 1985 by the followIng
Council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Conn, Epstein, Jennings, Zane and
Mayor Reed
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: Katz .
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CIty Clerk
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