Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact. This change would result in the redistribution of existing resources.
Title
To adjust the Child Care Assistance income guidelines to keep them in line with those adopted by the State and to reflect inflationary increases.
Body
WHEREAS Section 3.18 (3)(g)1.f of Madison General Ordinance provides that applications for child care tuition assistance under the program administered by the Community Services office must meet income criteria established by the Common Council; and,
WHEREAS the Common Council established such criteria by Resolution No. 36,213, adopted October 7, 1980 and updated such criteria by Resolution No. 38,801, adopted February 15, 1983, by Resolution No. 40,336, adopted July 10, 1984, by Resolution No. 47,219, adopted October 2, 1990, by Resolution No. 49,841, adopted March 16, 1993, and by Resolution No. 54,617, adopted September 16, 1997, and by Resolution No. 56,429, adopted August 3, 1999; and by Resolution No. 57,403, adopted March 7, 2000; and by Resolution No. 58,521, adopted July 17, 2001; and by Resolution No. 59,563, adopted July 2, 2002; and by Resolution No. 61,417, adopted April 20, 2004 and,
WHEREAS income criteria established on April 20, 2004 need to be adjusted to allow for inflation and to keep them at the previously adopted guideline; and,
WHEREAS the followin guidelines will provide assistance for families with income starting at 185% of the Federal Poverty Level.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this resolution supersedes Resolution No. 61,417, adopted April 20, 2004.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the income criteria for child care tuition assistance under the City's child care program shall provide as follows:
INCOME ELIGIBILITY CHART
Yearly Monthly Weekly
Family Size* Gross Income Gross Income** Gross Income
2 $25,327 $2,111 $487
3 $31,7...
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