March 19, 1964 (24 pages)

Ly dd Page 3. . March 19, 1964. . The Nugget. . Page 3 -eae L_ ee ee ae 4ee Ot 1 Se VIOL eS. Sse — a [ Plea---Turn Welfare To State the redistricting issue can be kept (Continued from Page 1) out of superior courts where each agreed that the 60 case load was court might treatthe issue differrealistic. ently. Butin adult aid cases, old age benefits, benefits to the blind. ) and other programs where welfare workers have been carrying loads of 150 to 300 cases, Williams suggested that a compromise figure be sought of about 100 to 120 cases per social worker. He cited pressure that the ex panded welfare program has had on his county. The welfare staff has increased 30 per cent. "We will have to increase our}, staff another 20 per cent," Wil liamssaid, “and our new welfare building, built last fall, will no longer be able to house us. This is a ridiculous situation. " Williams then threw suggestion to the convening supervisors. "The time is now when we must say that the State Department of Social Welfare must take over the welfare program of the state. " Williams pointed out that the state has the power and authority while the county has the respon~ sibility and property taxes under the present welfare administrative procedures, Rules and regulations come from the state now, Williams noted, charging that all the power to make the rules is now vested in the director of the Department of Social Welfare. "Your county welfare director is responsible for running the county welfare department to the state director of social welfare, " Williams told supervisors. He suggested the counties push for state takeover of welfare, phasing the counties out over a period of five years. “Onething for sure, " Williams forecast, "There would be a def inite slowdown in new welfare programs because the legislature would have toraise the additional taxes." Supervisors did: not “buy” the suggestion. Several of them cited the needto maintain local auton~" omy, and the need to have the county level from which to fight expansion of the welfare program. WdSMITH a . 5 ts to There are no major threa on sessi this tat nmen county-gover x ; DA CITY of = legislature," MacDougall . } 918 BROAD STREET, NEVA $aid. I . ae EEE IIE Lo WE'RE BUILDERS TOO! LJ ally-operated bank . . Since we're really a home-owned, loc and our depositors and customers are all neighbors, it r dollar deposits just stands to reason that we put you io work LOCALLY! Our interest is our community and seeing it grow and prosper. Yes, we think we're builders:. . . and thanks to our ever growing family e to make of depositors and customers we hop ’s growth our and your share in our community ra a notable one. Morgen LODE BANK MEMBER F.D.I.C. GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA OFFICES: PLACERVILLE SONORA FOLSOM Don Newton, Nevada County Welfare Advisory committee member, told the group that State Senator Paul Lunardi had offered to meet with representatives of his group and Placer County in an effort to prepare amendments that can be made to improve AB 59. MacDougall, featured lunch eon speaker Friday, told the group that the state association favors consolidation and unification of a school districts, but never on mandatory basis. He forecast State Senate defeat of the new Unruh beill for county wide school districts. He suggested that the counties back a bill on redistricting so that Beginning April1, fire permits, will be required for all types of’ this burning, it was announced week by State Forest Ranger Robert Burns. The permits may now be obtained at the Division of Fores~try Headquarters on Highway 49 at Ridge Rd. P.S. If you have a personal building problem, drop in. Maybe we can solve it too.

Ly dd Page 3. . March 19, 1964. . The Nugget. . Page 3 -eae L_ ee ee ae 4ee Ot 1 Se VIOL eS. Sse — a [ Plea---Turn Welfare To State the redistricting issue can be kept (Continued from Page 1) out of superior courts where each agreed that the 60 case load was court might treatthe issue differrealistic. ently. Butin adult aid cases, old age benefits, benefits to the blind. ) and other programs where welfare workers have been carrying loads of 150 to 300 cases, Williams suggested that a compromise figure be sought of about 100 to 120 cases per social worker. He cited pressure that the ex panded welfare program has had on his county. The welfare staff has increased 30 per cent. "We will have to increase our}, staff another 20 per cent," Wil liamssaid, “and our new welfare building, built last fall, will no longer be able to house us. This is a ridiculous situation. " Williams then threw suggestion to the convening supervisors. "The time is now when we must say that the State Department of Social Welfare must take over the welfare program of the state. " Williams pointed out that the state has the power and authority while the county has the respon~ sibility and property taxes under the present welfare administrative procedures, Rules and regulations come from the state now, Williams noted, charging that all the power to make the rules is now vested in the director of the Department of Social Welfare. "Your county welfare director is responsible for running the county welfare department to the state director of social welfare, " Williams told supervisors. He suggested the counties push for state takeover of welfare, phasing the counties out over a period of five years. “Onething for sure, " Williams forecast, "There would be a def inite slowdown in new welfare programs because the legislature would have toraise the additional taxes." Supervisors did: not “buy” the suggestion. Several of them cited the needto maintain local auton~" omy, and the need to have the county level from which to fight expansion of the welfare program. WdSMITH a . 5 ts to There are no major threa on sessi this

tat nmen county-gover x ; DA CITY of = legislature," MacDougall . } 918 BROAD STREET, NEVA $aid. I . ae EEE IIE Lo WE'RE BUILDERS TOO! LJ ally-operated bank . . Since we're really a home-owned, loc and our depositors and customers are all neighbors, it r dollar deposits just stands to reason that we put you io work LOCALLY! Our interest is our community and seeing it grow and prosper. Yes, we think we're builders:. . . and thanks to our ever growing family e to make of depositors and customers we hop ’s growth our and your share in our community ra a notable one. Morgen LODE BANK MEMBER F.D.I.C. GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA OFFICES: PLACERVILLE SONORA FOLSOM Don Newton, Nevada County Welfare Advisory committee member, told the group that State Senator Paul Lunardi had offered to meet with representatives of his group and Placer County in an effort to prepare amendments that can be made to improve AB 59. MacDougall, featured lunch eon speaker Friday, told the group that the state association favors consolidation and unification of a school districts, but never on mandatory basis. He forecast State Senate defeat of the new Unruh beill for county wide school districts. He suggested that the counties back a bill on redistricting so that Beginning April1, fire permits, will be required for all types of’ this burning, it was announced week by State Forest Ranger Robert Burns. The permits may now be obtained at the Division of Fores~try Headquarters on Highway 49 at Ridge Rd. P.S. If you have a personal building problem, drop in. Maybe we can solve it too.