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City staff propose using GA repayment to fund winter warming shelters; committee backs moving appropriation to council
Summary
City staff asked the Government Operations Committee on Oct. 6 to allow rapid use of a one-time General Assistance (GA) reimbursement to fund emergency warming-shelter capacity this winter, and the committee directed staff to start work immediately and place appropriation on the next council agenda.
Dan Vanderman introduced a proposal to the Government Operations Committee on Oct. 6 asking the committee to authorize staff to begin a rapid deployment process to fund winter warming shelters using a one-time General Assistance (GA) reimbursement from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
Vanderman said that an anticipated one-time payment to the city could be used to reduce the administrative burden on nonprofit partners and to quickly stand up overnight warming capacity. "What I'm suggesting, for you tonight, our discussion, is that we use some of that funding to support warming shelter or…
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