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101111■11.111111.1.1..mumm."..----7--- <br /> 0 <br /> ' . ORAE CGtil\.4-TY <br /> BOARD CF-2 Ca-21ISSIONFT/1.1 Action Agenda <br /> Item No. • / <br /> Acria,,, E,GaTELN ITEM TagMACT <br /> MEETING MTE April 19, 1983 <br /> subj.)ct; Surplus Foods Distribution <br /> . .------- <br /> ....■■•••■••■,.. ........ ....m....... ..•••••••••••..... ... I.N. <br /> n Tom Ward <br /> Attechrmnt.(s) : . (1 Letter to Richard . _. <br /> Iformation Conta.ct.; <br /> Whitted (3/4/B3) ; -2) DSS Administrative <br /> Letter a ADRA-243 ((3/18/B3) Phone Number: 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 oi <br /> frequency, 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 commoditie <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 assistan <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 <br /> IMPACT: ',that ii proposed amounts to re-establishment of the previous commodit <br /> distribution program of the 1960's and early 1970's. It is not a short ter <br /> effortJ The federal intent may be to replace or fill some of the void crea <br /> by food stamp reductions. By coming in the middle of the year there are no <br /> . „...,...,..- 44,c, nyylmrnm_ It will therefore take utilizing exis <br />