Mr. HOPE. As Mr. Rutledge has pointed out, depending on those items that were deficient, it would be a matter of 1 or 2 days or it may be a matter of a couple of weeks. For example, if it would involve installation of a new dishwashing machine, which is a fairly substantial item, it might be a matter of 30 to 60 days. We would give management the time period in which to make the necessary corrections. These things have to be judged on the basis of what needs to be done and how rapidly it can be done. Mr. MYERS. Then it would be possible for a restaurant with a score of 30 to remain open while one with a score of 60 would be closed, is that correct? Mr. HOPE. This is possible. It's not likely, but possible. Mr. MYERS. Thank you. That is all I have. Mr. NATCHER. Mr. Rutledge, we want to thank you for bringing this matter to the attention of our Committee. This just confirms, Mr. Rutledge, the statement I made the other day when members of our City Council were here and others concerning the operation of your Department. We feel we are in good hands, Mr. Rutledge. ALLOTMENT SUMMARY: OPERATING Analysis by Activity (Dollar amounts in Thousands) 1970 Obliga- 1971 tions (actual) Allotment Changes (1972 Base) Increase Estimate Grants imbursements Resources SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 453.4 415.1 + 20.6 435.7 53.9 489.6 449.8 ... 939.4 B. C. Family and Children Services 31,793.8 39,475.1 D. D.C. Welfare Institutions. 11,025.7 11,746.4 +611.3 12,357.7 E. Children's Center ......... 12,474.0 13,093.2 + 303.0 13,396.2 F. Office of Investigations and Collections 1,402.8 1,117.5 + 85.9 1,203.4 28.991.5 98,098.3 157,633.6' 6.0 1970 Obliga 1971 1971 Adjusted 1972 1972 tions (actual) Allotment Changes (1972 Base) Increase Estimate Grants imbursements Resources 39,478.0 39,879.8 Positions other than THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1971. SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Mr. NATCHER. We take up, now, the Social Services Administration, Mr. Rutledge, where you are requesting $28,991,500. I believe that is the increase. Mr. RUTLEDGE. That is the total increase for social services. Mr. NATCHER. For Social Services Administration. Your total increase is the figure that I gave of $28,991,500. Mr. RUTLEDGE. That is correct. GENERAL STATEMENT Mr. NATCHER. Do you have a statement for us on this, Mr. Rutledge? Mr. RUTLEDGE. Yes, Mr. Chairman. I would like to make a brief statement and then invite Miss Thompson to assist with additional information. Mr. NATCHER. All right, go right ahead. FUNDS FOR INCREASED CASELOAD Mr. RUTLEDGE. We are requesting $15,350,200 to meet the cost of the higher public assistance caseload. This is based on a projection, Mr. Chairman, of some 36,000 monthly cases during fiscal 1972. FUNDS FOR INCREASED PAYMENT We are also requesting $5,256,800 to pay 85 percent of the 1970 costof-living standards instead of the 75 percent which we now provide in public assistance grants. This would raise the public assistance payments for the average family of four from about $238 per month to approximately $270 per month. WAGE SUPPLEMENTATION We are requesting $4.8 million for the program of supplementing the wages of female heads of households. This program was required under the 1967 Social Security amendments. We have initiated it. We think it will be very effective in moving persons from a dependency status into available jobs. ADDITIONAL POSITIONS We are also requesting $628,000 to add 267 positions to the public assistance staff. The staff that we have now is based on a caseload of some 13,000 cases. That was 3 years ago. Additional staff is urgently needed to assist with counseling of the existing caseload. JUNIOR VILLAGE We are also requesting $250,000 to continue our efforts to lower the population of Junior Village, by developing more alternative community resources and providing services to those youngsters that we place. The remainder of the cost, Mr. Chairman, is for annualization costs. |