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]CABAR~USCOgNTY~ NgRI~ CASOLINA To: Frank Clifto ~/Count~Manager FROM: Jim Cook, S~cial SerVice( I)~ire, ctt~_...-~-~?' DATE: 10-13-97 SUBJECT: Welfare Ref m6r,.~gis~ati~n I am writing to provide a recommendation with regard to the decision the Board of Commissioners must make by 10-31-97 as to whether the County requests "standard" or "electing" status under welfare reform legislation enacted by the General Assembly in August. I am requesting this item be placed on the agenda for the 10-20-97 meeting. Recommendations It is our recommendation at this point that the Board act at its meeting of 10- 20-97 to request electing status from the State subject to the collection and analysis of additional information regarding the flexibility which may be afforded, and the potential costs which may be incurred, by the County's having this status. Counties which initially request electing status may change to standard status later. However, counties which now request standard status can not change to electing status later. Cabarrus should request electing"status now in order to preserve its options. The Social Services Board endorsed this approach at its last meeting. We are proposing that the Department return to the Board of Commissioners in December with further recommendations, including a program plan and a cost analysis. Backeround With SB 352, the Current Operations and Budget Act, the General Assembly enacted several welfare reform and funding related measures important to counties. One of these will permit a group of counties whose public assistance caseloads taken together do not exceed 15.5% of the State's total caseload, to "elect" to operate pilot programs. Department of Social Services P.O. Box 668 · Concord, NC~8026-0668 · /704) 786-7141