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Health and Human Services Agency, Community Services Division, recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 102-2016, which establishes a consolidated Senior Nutrition imprest cash fund totaling Four Hundred Dollars ($400), for facilitation of day-to-day operations at the County’s eight (8) Senior Nutrition meal sites, which is only an increase of $30 over the current arrangement that has two imprest cash funds.
FUNDING: General Fund and Participant Donations.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board adopt a Resolution to permit HHSA to establish one (1) consolidated imprest cash fund, in the amount of Four Hundred Dollars ($400), to fund eight (8) Senior Nutrition Sites, in order to facilitate day-to-day operations. HHSA also recommending that this Resolution supersede and replace Resolutions 098-2012 and 176-2015, which previously provided for separate Senior Nutrition imprest cash funds.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Title 22 California Code of Regulations/Title IIIC Elderly Nutrition Program requires HHSA to provide nutrition services, specifically the procurement, preparation, transport and service of meals, nutrition education, and nutrition counseling to individuals aged 60 or older, in their homes or at congregate meal sites. In accordance with the regulations, the Senior Nutrition Program provides daily lunches to seniors at eight (8) meal sites located throughout El Dorado County. The Senior Nutrition Program provides a vital link in maintaining the health of older persons. Monetary donations for the meals are accepted at each meal site.
On July 17, 2012, the Board adopted Resolution 098-2012, which established a Senior Nutrition imprest cash fund of Three Hundred-Twenty Dollars ($320) (File 12-0814, Item 6). The meal sites that utilize this imprest fund include the Placerville Senior Center, Pioneer Park Community Center, Pollock Pines Community Center, Diamond...
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