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Director's Exception to Policy
The Director of General Assistance will have the authority to authorize assistance to an applicant who does not meet eligibility criteria in instances of extraordinary circumstances. Any such authorization provided through the director's exception will be so noted on the Notice of Decision provided to the applicant.
- The client (deceased) is above the income/resource's eligibility limitations, but special circumstances warrant the granting of assistance for up to a 30-day period.
- The requested assistance exceeds the maximum expenditure permitted in a particular category.
- Other requirements of these policies may be exempted for up to a 60-day period.
- Director of General Assistance will not use director's exception to policy for any current county employee requests. Any current county employee requesting assistance who does not meet the standard assistance guidelines for any reason will be referred as an appeal to the Board of Supervisors.
K. Appeal Procedure
- The right to appeal any adverse decision of the General Assistance staff or director to the initial appeal committee will be noted on the application. If an initial appeal is denied, applicants will be informed in writing of their right to appeal to the board of supervisors.
- Appeals must be filed in writing with the General Assistance Director or the board of supervisors within TEN days of the applicant's notification of the adverse decision. Assistance in filing the appeal will be provided to any applicant who has difficulty because of inability to read, write or understand the English language. Appeals filed more than ten days after notification of the adverse decision will not be considered.
- Unless the written appeal contains a request for a hearing before the board of supervisors, the appeal will be decided without a hearing by the board of supervisors upon such information as the board of supervisors deems sufficient. The decision will be rendered by the Board of Supervisors.
- If a hearing is requested, the board of supervisors will fix a date and notify the applicant in writing, at the address provided by the applicant on the appeal form.