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Page 177 of 202 § 10:90-14.3 Public Assistance Trust Fund Accounts

(1) Deposits to the PATF I Account shall include any municipal appropriation for non-WFNJ/GA eligible assistance, certain miscellaneous donations, and refunds of non-WFNJ/GA assistance. (2) Deposits to the PATF II Account shall include State aid advances for expenditures eligible for 100 percent State aid, refunds of all 100 percent reimbursed assistance (to include fraud recoveries, insurance recoveries, vendor repayments, and so forth) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Interim Assistance checks. ii. Each county/municipal agency is required to prepare Form WFNJ/ GA-12. Refunds are separated according to items eligible and ineligible for State participation and completed in accordance with instructions provided on the reverse side of Form WFNJ/GA-12. SSI retroactive grant awards received from SSA and reported on Form WFNJ/GA-31 and State Aid payments do not get reported on Form WFNJ/GA-12. Form WFNJ/ GA-12 shall be distributed as follows: (1) The originals are to be submitted to the agency's auditor at the time of annual audit. (2) A copy is to be forwarded to DFD each quarter (even if there are no refunds) by the end of the following month. (3) A copy is to be retained by the county/municipal agency. (4) A copy is to be provided to the chief financial officer and/or treasurer of the county/municipality. iii. State aid shall be adjusted for refunds of assistance eligible for State participation. (b) Disbursement may be made from the PATF Accounts only for payment of public assistance costs, exclusive of administrative costs. Disbursements will be made on the authority of the county/municipal treasurer or other authorized official. 1. Types of disbursements authorized from PATF I Account are limited to: i. Payment to indigent clients or to vendors providing authorized services to indigent clients who do not meet the eligibility criteria for WFNJ/GA and for public assistance costs of WFNJ/GA clients not eligible for State aid; ii. Payments to non-WFNJ/GA needy individuals as designated by the municipality, LAB and/or Director within constraints established by the municipal council and or donor(s) of contributed funds; iii. Payments for non-WFNJ/GA eligible indigent burials; iv. Replacement checks; and v. Payment to replenish the PATF I petty cash account. 2. Disbursements from the PATF II Account are limited to: