To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, Interim GCCARD Director
title
RE: Authorization of Request to Accept The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Agreement with Saginaw County CAC
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) seeks to accept a Letter of Agreement with Saginaw County CAC for the purpose of ordering and warehousing United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) foods for fiscal year 2024 with a recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
This Letter of Agreement establishes GCCARD as the lead agent to order, receive, store, track, and distribute USDA foods utilized for TEFAP.
DISCUSSION:
As per the State assigned percentage split with GCCARD at 68.87% and Saginaw County CAC at 18.87%, Saginaw County CAC agrees to pay GCCARD $0.50 per case of the annual fair share percentage received as dictated in the contract.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Funds received from Saginaw County CAC are to be deposited in fund number 2757-697.30-603.018. No General Fund dollars are being requested.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None
IMPACT ON INDIRECT COSTS:
None
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This agreement conforms to Genesee County’s priority of Healthy, Livable, and Safe Communities by ensuring that Genesee County residents have access to healthy ingredients so they can create nutritious meals for themselves and their families.
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resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Executive Director of the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) to authorize acceptance of a Letter of Understanding between GCCARD and Saginaw County CAC to establish GCCARD as the lead agent in ordering, receiving, storing, tracking, and distributing United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) foods utilized for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) with a split of 68.87% to GCCARD and 18.87% to Saginaw County CAC with a reimbursed of $0.50 per cased from Saginaw County CAC to be deposited into fund number 2757-697.30-603.018, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request with supporting documents being on file with the official records of October 11, 2023 meeting of the Human Services Committee).