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By: Commissioner David L. Moffitt, District #15
Commissioner Donn Wolf, District #27
RE: Resolution In Support Of Continued Community Senior Center
Distribution of OSHLA "Commodity Foods"
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency is the
County Agency with specific delineated authority to promulgate and
implement certain social programs ministering to economically
disadvantaged individuals; and
WHEREAS, amongst OSHLA'S programs is the distribution of
government surplus "commodity foods" to low-income groups,
including low-income senior citizens, amongst others, said
distribution presently undertaken through lodal senior citizens
centers operated by cities and/or other units of local government; and
WHEREAS, general operating procedure presently has been for
food to be picked up from the central store house location,
transportation to the senior center, and distribution to low-income
families and seniors coming to the center for food pick-up; and
WHEREAS, the senior citizens taking advantage of the
"community food" distribution at local senior centers not only pick
up food, but are able to obtain a hot food at no or low charge, and
have access to out reach workers, legal advisory services, and
various health services, such as blood pressure monitoring; and
WHEREAS, the senior citizens utilizing these services at the
senior centers have transportation constraints and/or are
frequently in many cases not otherwise able to regularly arrange
'local senior citizen and community center
David 1 • fT
Oakland County4c ,JiWnissioner•
Dketri - -#15 i
Donn Wol f
Oakland County Commigsioner
District #27
transportation to the senior centers, and discontinuance of
distribution through senior centers would likely result in less
availability of these various services jneral1y, and the lessened
accessibility to "community food", specifically for these
individuals;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners encourages the /Oakland Livingston Human Services
Agency to continue the distrildUtion of "community food" through
#91246 November 7, 1991
The Vice Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government
Committee and the Finance Committee. There were no objections.