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(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)
No General Relief shall be granted to an applicant or recipient household who has a claim pending for workers' compensation or other potential income from receipt of proceeds from claims involving civil actions, estate matters, fishing catches, farm crops, or insurance settlements, unless the applicant or recipient executes an assignment of proceeds against such claims in favor of the County to secure such proceeds to reimburse the County for the General Relief paid pending the settlement of claim.
(Added by Ord. No. 8835 (N.S.), effective 11-6-97; amended by Ord. No. 10302 (N.S.), effective 1-2-14; amended by Ord. No. 10716 (N.S.), effective 4-1-21)
Whenever any application for General Relief is approved on behalf of any sponsored person who is not a citizen or national of the United States who is or has been a recipient of General Relief during the three-year sponsorship period, the Director shall report such facts and the sponsor's information to the Citizenship and Immigration Services of the United States Department of Homeland Security and request that further investigation and action be taken by that office.
(Added by Ord. No. 8835 (N.S.), effective 11-6-97; amended by Ord. No. 10165 (N.S.), effective 10-13-11; amended by Ord. No. 10302 (N.S.), effective 1-2-14; amended by Ord. No. 10869 (N.S.), effective 1-4-24)
No General Relief shall be granted to an applicant or recipient household unless the applicant or recipient is (1) a United States citizen, (2) if not a citizen, lawfully admitted to permanent residence in the United States. This does not apply to dependent children of the court.
(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; amended by Ord. No. 10869 (N.S.), effective 1-4-24)