The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-06-28

am sorry to be late in my reply
but | have been out of town and
just returned.
Il am replying to your ques-
lions in the order in which they
were given.
My Interpretation of paragraph
a, page 5, section 5 or the Work
Division Manual is that if the
Grievance Committee is set up as
outlined by federal regulations,
and renders a unanimous decision
on a complaint, such complaint
having been written and presented
as regulations require the decision
made by the local Grievance Com
mittee is binding, providing al
ways that such decision is in line
with regulations. The Grievance
Committee can not make arbitrary
decisions, even though such decis-
ions are unanimous. 1t seems to
me that when the decision of a
Grievance Committee is out of line
the County Administrator should
notify the State Administrator at
once, who in turn may take it up
with the State Grievance Com
mittee.
'The family case record of the
individual clients on relief is con-
fidential information and may not
be given out. However, it does not
seem to me- that there should be
any objection to information about
budgets, financial transactions or
actual relief given.
"Any relief client is entitled to
I know what his actual budget is,
based on need, Of course, and
based on the recommendation
made by the home visitor. While
a budget guide has been set up in
the State office, which is supposed
to meet the needs of food, clio
thing, miscellaneous, fuel, due to
drastic cut of funds about all that
we have been able to do so far is
to give food and sometimes on ar
emergency basis.
GAS already mentioned, the con-
fidential record may not be giver
out even to the relief client. These
rules set up for us and we can not
violate them.
"The person on relief in our o.
pinion is a taxpayer and as such
has a right to present or refutt
any statements made about him
He is entitled to a hearing at al
times.
entitled to a hearing at all times.
Hoping this will answer al
of your questions, I am
Sincerely yours,
Montana Relief
Commission.
(sign) Samuel Gerson
Director of Social Servic,
Laursen Insists
Some people might have beel
, satisfied with this answer. Goniu
, Laursen was not. He insists to ge
the information he needs in orde
to know what he is doing on tn
grievance committee, so he write
} again.
, Reserve, Mont.
! "June 2, 1885
/ Montana Relief Commission
r Helena, Mont.
r "Dear Sirs:
"In your letter of May oath 20
} say that the grievance committe
can make no arbitrary decision
a that it can only make decisions i
e line with regulations.
: eff the grievance committee ca
e make no arbitrary decisions and j
t refused these regulations that II
decisions must be in line wit
then it can be nothing but jok
and this I refuse to be, so al
e again asking for these regulation
S which we must follow.
e "You also say in your lette
e The person on relief is a taxpa!
e er and as such has a right to pr
e sent or refute any statement
:. made about him. He is entitled
f hearing at all times But yC
also say that the relief client ma
not see his own record. Please te
me, how is he going to refute ar
a statments about him when he
It not permitted to see them.
It 'eYou must evidently have owe
e looked my letter to you Of May 2
It as you have not answered any
d these questions. VIII you kind
take this up again?
"Yours truly,
"Gonius Laursen
FfnaIIy-The Answer
To this letter the answer is brit
The State Relief Commission 7
10 allies that clever evasion will n
IN ! work In this case. so thew Il