Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 323 - MAINE GENERAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL
Section 144-323-VIII - ORDINANCE FILED
Universal Citation: 10 ME Code Rules ยง 144-323-VIII
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A. A municipality's General Assistance program shall be administered in accordance with an ordinance enacted, after notice and hearing, by the municipal officers. The ordinance shall establish written standards of eligibility including the maximum amounts of assistance to be provided.
1. The standards of eligibility will;
a. Govern the determination of eligibility of
persons applying for relief;
b.
provide that all individuals wishing to make an application for relief shall
have the opportunity to do so; and
c. provide that relief shall be furnished or
denied to all applicants within 24 hours of the date of submission of an
application.
2.
Municipalities must submit a copy of their General Assistance ordinance and
subsequent amendments to the Department of Health and Human Services for filing
within 30 days of enactment.
3. If
the municipality elects to enact the Maine Municipal Association model
ordinance, it shall so advise the Department by submitting a signed copy of the
cover sheet.
a. If changes are made to the
model ordinance, the municipality must highlight those changes and submit them
to the Department.
4.
The filed ordinance must include all forms and notices used by the
municipality, including the application form, notice of decision and appeal
rights.
a. If forms used in the General
Assistance eligibility determination process are different than those provided
by Maine Municipal Association; copies must be submitted to the Department of
Health and Human Services for approval.
b. The Department shall file these
ordinances/amendments upon receipt and acknowledge each municipality's
ordinance and any subsequent amendments as submitted.
c. The Department shall not be estopped from
subsequently finding that a municipality's ordinance is in violation of the
General Assistance statutes.
5. The Department shall review municipal
ordinances upon receipt or anytime thereafter.
a. The review will determine whether the
ordinance and any amendments thereto comply with the provisions as set forth in
22 M.R.S.
§§4301 -
4323.
6. The ordinance and a copy of
Chapter 1161 must be available in the town office and be easily accessible to
any member of the public.
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