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14 <br />Federal—State—Other Town Shares <br />O.A.A. $13,815.29 <br />M.A.A. 8,660.95 <br />A.D.C. 6,073.98 <br />D.A. 12,160.66 <br />Adm. 3,729.45 <br />G.R. Other Towns 225.00 <br />O.A.A. Other Towns 615.29 <br />Total Federal—State—Other Town Shares $45,280.72 <br />Net Cost to Mashpee $11,844.43 <br />Percentage—Mashpee costs to total expenditures 20.7% <br />During the year the State Legislature amended the Old <br />Age Assistance and General Relief Laws effective January <br />1, 1964 to exclude any reference to legal settlement. <br />Legal settlements, which are determined under the pro- <br />visions of General Laws, Chapter 116 was a method of fixing <br />financial responsibility for assistance to a person upon one <br />of the cities or towns or upon the Commonwealth. The <br />legal settlement method of allocating the financial respon- <br />sibility has been in effect, with many amendments, since <br />colonial times and has become archaic. <br />Under the new system the Commonwealth will reimburse <br />the cities and towns a minimum of 20% for all General <br />Relief expenditures, and will reimburse 70% of Old Age <br />Assistance payments after the Federal Grants are deducted. <br />At the close of the year we are extending assistance to <br />15 Old Age Assistance; 2 Medical Assistance for the Aged; <br />5 Aid to Dependent Children; and 7 Disability Assistance <br />cases; totaling a caseload of 29 cases. We currently have <br />no families receiving General Relief. <br />We express our thanks for the cooperation of the <br />Selectmen, and the Town Accountant and the Town Nurse, <br />Mrs. Ida D. O'Brien continues her services as Social <br />Worker and her assistance and efficiency is acknowledged. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />JOHN P. GRANT <br />Welfare Agent in Mashpee <br />Gen. Laws, Ch. 283, Acts of 1951 <br />