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2042 N. STATE STREET
SAN BERNARDINO. CA 92411
REC'D.~ADMIH. OFF. PHONE 887-2138 OR 875-5193
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REV. C.A. SIMPSON
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CITY COUNCEL
MEMBERS
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
RE~. PROPOSAL FOR CITY
HELP CENTER
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Dear Mayor Wilcox' and City Council members, . .
I would like to astabl1sh a city help center at the city hall"so
residenGe who incounter problem of all kinds have a place to
come to~~ecive help and advice and referals to the proper ~ov,
and Pvt};Agency and then do a follow up to be sure that persons
who need there 'help are not being given a run around 9r face a
lot of red tape.
T~is center would not cost the city any funds other then for a
secutary and office space and a city car.
All the help would be Volunteer and from Agencies who would
assign workers from there agency to the help center.
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This. Center would deal with problems of all nature such as,
Social Security, Welfare, Verterains, Rental, El,ec1;r1c: ~d (la;s _..
and Illany more problems.. . .. . . .'. . .... . ".". .
As we all know many.many times persons try.toget help from other-
agencies and are given eather wrong. advice or are given a out ..:,.
right run a round. a lot of persons are unaware that they can have
adminastration hearings with these agencies and our office staff
can be there to repersent them if they wish to have us,.' do so.
The biggest problems with person whc have problems is they do not
know there rights or who to go to to get help with them.
You would be supprised at the ammount of persons who would like to
see the city have a center such as this.
I cant go into the ammount of problems people have because of ~o
many diffrent ones, but I can Bay that because of my expert exper
tise and knowledge of the law and because of my 15 years of expe
renee in dealing with these proble~s, I have been able to solve
them and help bring to light the problems that other agencies
may not know is happening.
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This may sound funny but I have been able to get, many problems
solved where nobody else could.
- I am only asking. for a six month trial to see how it will work out.
I am sure that it will be a big sucsess and it will be a feather in-
the hat of , not only the Mayor but the city councel.
there would be a training session for all volunteers so they can do
the job prope~. .
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I will need lockable filing cabnets for all information will have to
be kept strickly confidential.
infact all workers would have to sworn to not release any information
of any client even after. they leave the agency for they could face
prosecution.
The help center would have at least 5 persons staff. It would be open
5 days a week.
Motion:
That the request of Eugene Dougherty to establish a "help center" at City
Hall be referred to the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community
Services for evaluation/recommendation.