To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, Interim Executive Director
title
RE: Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and the Human Development Commission (HDC) allowing Genesee County (GCCARD) to act as the Lead Agent for ordering and warehousing of USDA foods for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization from this committee, with recommendation to the full Board of Commissioners at the next regularly scheduled meeting, to accept the Letter of Agreement between GCCARD and HDC for the fiscal year 2024.
BACKGROUND:
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) received notification from the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) to partner with HDC and act as the Lead Agent to order, receive, store, track and distribute United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) foods.
DISCUSSION:
As per the State assigned percentage split with GCCARD at 68.87% and HDC at 12.28%, HDC agrees to pay GCCARD $.50 per case of the annual fair share percentage received as dictated in the contract.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
N/A
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 the Genesee County residents have access to healthy ingredients so they can create nutritious meals for themselves and their families.
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 the Human Development Commission (HDC) to establish GCCARD as the lead agent in ordering, receiving, storing, tracking and distributing United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) foods for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) with a split of 68.87% to GCCARD and 12.28% to HDC with a reimbursed rate of $0.50 per case from HDC to be deposited in fund number 2757-697.30-603.018 is approved (a copy of the memorandum with supporting documents being on file with the official records of October 11, 2023 meeting of the Finance Committee of this Board).