(A) The Director of General Assistance during usual business hours will provide applications for assistance. Completed applications must be submitted to the Director during general assistance hours, upon forms provided by the Director.
(B) If, because of undue hardship, an applicant cannot come to the County Courthouse, the Director shall mail such person an application form. If the applicant or the household is, or appears to be eligible for assistance from any other federal, state or local source, the Director will immediately refer the applicant to that source. It will be the obligation of the applicant to immediately apply to that source and to diligently pursue the application as a condition of being eligible for further assistance under this subchapter.
(C) (1) It is the obligation of each person applying to establish his or her eligibility for any category of general assistance and to prove his or her need for any item of assistance. If requested, the person applying will provide the Director with a verified statement of net worth (federal and state income tax returns) for the past five years, medical reports, medical authorization and anything else requested by the Director that pertains to the person’s eligibility for assistance. The Director may also require, upon approval of the Board of Supervisors, that the applicant submits to a physical or mental examination to determine the applicant’s capacity for labor. The Director will also accept anything that the applicant chooses to submit to establish his, her or their eligibility or need (including statements or letters, medical reports, bills for the current month’s utilities, shut-off notices, eviction notices and other written documents as well as verbal statements of the applicant). The Director will then proceed to conduct a reasonable investigation concerning the applicant’s eligibility and needs.
(2) A copy of the applicant’s file, documentation and findings of the Director will be made available to the applicant or to the applicant’s attorney (release of information must accompany requests by attorneys).
(Ord. 37, passed - -)