To: Martin L. Cousineau, Finance Committee Chairperson
From: Stephanie Howard, Executive Director
title
RE: Request authorization to submit the CACFP Food Proposal and Authorize the Budget for 2023-2024
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization to submit a Head Start and GCCARD Nutrition Services food proposal and potential agreement to the Michigan Department of Education, Child and Adult Care Food Program for $982,862.25 reimbursement and budgetary authorization to fund this expenditure driven grant to be used for the 2023-2024 school year from this committee and recommendation of acceptance by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
A partnership is established with the Michigan Department of Education, Child and Adult Care food program and the County of Genesee GCCARD Department to pay for nutritional services. Since this program is expenditure driven, the County/GCCARD must pay for the services and then file for reimbursement with the Michigan Department of Education, Child and Adult Care Food Program. The Head Start Program serves breakfast, lunch and snacks to the students. The total budget is estimated to be $889,136.25. The Child and Adult Care Food Program would reimburse $2.25 per breakfast, $4.545 per lunch and $1.17 per snack. The amount is an estimated figure based on 91,400 breakfasts, lunches, and snacks to be served for the 2023-2024 school year. If the numbers are increased or reduced, the budget amount will be adjusted. GCCARD Nutrition Services serves breakfast, lunch, and snacks for students at at-risk sites, totaling $93,726.00 (See attached budget).
DISCUSSION:
GCCARD requests authorization to submit the food proposal and potential agreement for $982,862.25 reimbursement and budgetary authorization to fund this expenditure driven grant as described above.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
None
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None
IMPACT ON INDIRECT COSTS:
None
IMPACT ON OTHER COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OR OUTSIDE AGENCIES:
None
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 submitting and accepting the Head Start and GCCARD Nutrition Services food proposal and agreement to the Michigan Department of Education, Child and Adult Care Food Program for reimbursement of costs in the amount of $982,862.25 for FY 2023-2024, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request, application, budget, and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the September 6, 2023, meeting of the Finance Committee of this Board), and both the Executive Director of GCCARD and the Chairperson of this board are authorized to sign the application on behalf of Genesee County, and the Chief Financial Officer is directed, as necessary, to make the budget adjustments.