HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1994.05.12 - 24203REPORT (Misc. #94134) May 12, 1994
BY: General Government Committee, Donald Jensen, Chairperson
RE: MR 94134-Support for Continued Operation of the Emergency
Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Goverment having reviewed the above referenced
resolution on May 12, 1994, reports with the recommendation that
the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee,
I move acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #94134 April 28, 1994
BY: Kay Schmid, Commissioner-District #17
Nancy Dingeldey, Commissioner-District #11
Ruel E. McPherson, Commissioner-District #25
IN RE: SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE EMERGENCY FOOD
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TEFAP)
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency (OLHSA) has
operated a wide range of human service programs for Oakland and
Livingston counties since its founding as a Community Action Agency
in 1965; and
WHEREAS, in addition to distribution approximately 2400 food
boxes quarterly to eligible Focus Hope recipients, OLHSA
distributes The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) commodity
food on a quarterly basis to approximately 5,000 income eligible
Oakland County households and approximately 300 income eligible
Livingston County households (approximately 6,500 and 700
individuals, respectively); and
WHEREAS, OLHSA has established and maintained a sufficient
number of public and private (senior citizen) distribution sites to
ensure effective distribution of TEFAP commodity food to low income
households; and
WHEREAS, OLHSA disseminates information on available OLHSA and
area human service programs, as well as recipes on how to prepare
the commodity food.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners recommends that the OLHSA Governing Board advocate
for the continued funding of The Emergency Food Assistance Program
(TEFAP) at current levels, in FY 1995.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners commend OLHSA and their volunteers who have
contributed to the successful distribution of TEFAP commodity food
to residents in need.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners advise our U. S. Senators, our Congressmen and the
National As of Counties of our support for continued
funding of TEFAP at current levels in FY 1995.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of t4e foregoill rcesolupion.
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Resolution #94134 May 12, 1994
Moved by Jensen supported by Dingeldey the General Government Report be
accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Jensen supported by
AYES: McCulloch, McPherson
Pernick, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf
Gosling, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar,
NAYS: None. (0)
Dingeldey the resolution be adopted.
, Miltner, Moffitt, Oaks, Obrecht, Palmer,
, Aaron, Crake, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield,
Kingzett. (22)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
DOS tO116111111 (0111111 atoniut NC11011
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners on May 12, 1994 with the original record
thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
17/7 _ County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 12th day of 7-44aY1
Lynn V. Allen, County Clerk