(a) No General Relief shall be granted to an applicant or recipient household owning personal property in the form of negotiable assets with a value of $50 or more. For the purpose of this subsection, assets include, but are not limited to, cash, savings and checking accounts, securities, negotiable instruments, life insurance with cash surrender value, and other evidence of indebtedness, such as notes, mortgages, and deeds of trust, or other liquid resources. For recipients participating in direct deposit, the minimum balance required by the financial institution for purposes of retaining a bank account shall be exempt from consideration when determining the recipient’s property limit.
(Added by Ord. No. 8835 (N.S.), effective 11-6-97; amended by Ord. No. 9704 (N.S.), effective 3-10-05; amended by Ord. No. 10302 (N.S.), effective 1-2-14)