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037 <br /> I , • <br /> I I I I I I I I II I I II ill II II I I MI in I IIIM II...I I I 1 ouNTY <br /> 7a p.A,.NE c <br /> Bo..k.RD OF CalslISSIONF-?.5 Action Agenda <br /> 1 Itara No.F4P ? <br /> ACTION AGaxo. ITE2.1 ABSTRACT <br /> MEETING <br /> subject Surplus Foods Distribution <br /> Public Hearing: - X no <br /> Departgent: .naiqe <br /> Attachn-ant(s) : ,(1 Letter to Richard Tom Ward <br /> Information Contact; <br /> Whitted (3/4/83); 2) ()SS Administrative <br /> Letter # ADRA-2-831(3/18/83) Phone =doer: 732-8181 ext. 201 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider authorizing an expanded program for commodity distribution. <br /> NEED: The County has opportunity to increase surplus foods distribution in terms of <br /> frequenc , type and amount and number of persons eligible. Options include: <br /> 1) monthly, semi-monthly, quarterly distribution; <br /> 2) expanded eligibility criteria, as outlined in DSS Administrative <br /> Letter attached, to replace present Food Stamp eligibility <br /> guidelines; <br /> 3) expanded foods list beyond the current cheese and butter commodities <br /> to such things as rice, milk and other; and, <br /> 4) increased quantity of foods distributed per family (recommended if <br /> monthly distribution option is not selected). <br /> The Department of Human Resources has recommended that county commissioners <br /> 1) Designate a lead agency to coordinate ordering and delivery of <br /> foods; maintain all official records and provide technical assistance <br /> to other participating agencies. <br /> 2) Designate a group of agencies to arrange storage, take applications <br /> and distribute foods. <br /> The lead agency and designated agencies would establish a <br /> work plan necessary to obtain refrigerated storage; dis- <br /> tribution sites; and recruit manpower (largely volunteer) <br /> to oversee distribution and necessary record keeping. <br /> 3) Expand eligibility criteria to include a-d page 2, paragraph 3 of <br /> Dr. Morrow's letter. (attached) <br /> 4) Distribute foods monthly. <br /> A decislion on this is needed by N. C. Department of Agriculture by April 12, 1983 <br /> IMPACT: What i , being proposed amounts to re-establishment of the previous commodity <br /> distribution program of the 1960's and early 1970's. It is not a short term <br /> effort l The federal intent may be to replace or fill some of the void created <br /> by food stamp reductions. By comma in the middle of the year there are no <br /> funds for administering the program. It will therefore take utilizing existing <br /> staff from several departments (Agricultural Extension, Dept. on Aginp, Health <br /> „ .... 1 ....4 fl-i.14, On ', fror. RinlnArlinn inAHinn and transnorting foods) and <br />