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RESOLUTION NO.
93-213
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO HEREBY ENCOURAGE OUR GOVERNOR AND STATE
REPRESENTATIVES TO STRONGLY CONSIDER THE SEVERE EFFECTS THIS
CUT IN SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS WILL HAVE ON THE
LESS FORTUNATE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT THESE CUTS BE
REMOVED FROM THE BUDGET.
WHEREAS, many Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
recipients are struggling to live independently; and
WHEREAS, these individuals may have mental or physical
challenges that preclude them from obtaining gainful
employment, and thus they rely heavily on SSI as their only
source of income; and
WHEREAS, the average income of SSI recipients who
qualify as "Independent Living" clients who are responsible
for finding their own housing and taking care of their own
financial affairs is approximately $650.00 per month, with the
majority of these benefits going toward housing; and
WHEREAS, the Governor I s budget proposes to cut the
benefits
to
Living"
"Independent
beneficiaries
by
19 approximately $20.00, which is a tremendous burden on such a
20 limited income; and
21 WHEREAS, such a cut would mean that in many cases, the
22 disabled would not have enough money for food at the end of
23 the month, and may add more people to the already swelling
24 ranks of the homeless in our communities.
25 Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Mayor and Common
26 Council of the City of San Bernardino does hereby encourage
27 our Governor and State Representatives, to strongly consider
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO HEREBY ENCOURAGE OUR GOVERNOR AND STATE
REPRESENTATIVES TO STRONGLY CONSIDER THE SEVERE EFFECTS THIS
CUT IN SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS WILL HAVE ON THE
LESS FORTUNATE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT THESE CUTS BE
REMOVED FROM THE BUDGET.
the severe effects this cut in Supplemental Security Income
benefits will have on the less fortunate in our community, and
that these cuts be removed from the budget.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino at ","p=;,,1
_ meeting thereof, held on the
28th
day of
June
, 1993, by the
following vote, to wit:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES
NAYS ABSTAIN
ABSENT
EDDIE V. NEGRETE ~__
FREDDIE J. CURLIN, M.D. X
RALPH HERNANDEZ __X__
DAVID R. OBERHELMAN X
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VALERIE POPE-LUDLAM
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NORINE MILLER
X
The foregoing resolution
day of June
f~~1~[JCilf~;!- ffttj/~tf!:r~v
is hereby approved this 30th
, 1993.
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ITom Minor, Mayor
Approved as to form
and legal content:
JAMES F. PENMAN
City Attorney
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