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FROM: Ida Daniel Berk, Director, Community Services Department Contra
Costa
DATE: May 7, 1985 County
SUBJECT: - Acceptance of United Way Emergency Food and Shelter Program Appropriation
(FEMA Round IV Contract)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
ACCEPT Emergency Food and Shelter Program appropriation in the amount of $25,000
(checks #20195 and 19380), and AUTHORIZE the Director,-.Communfiy_`l�Ser-vices Department, to
implement the program. These funds are to be earmarked for the payment of utility bills
under the FEMA program. i
FISCAL IMPACT:
None. The program will be operated in tandem with the department's other utility
bill payment programs and require no County match.
REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
The Community Services Department has operated a utility bill program for fixed
income seniors and other low income persons for the past three years. Over five thousand
families have been assisted.
The first three rounds of the FEMA program provided food and shelter assistance
only. In Round Four funds became available for utility bill payments also.. The County
applied and was -awarded this part of the FEMA program.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATU
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT -_ ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISOR N THE DATE
JSHOWN.
CC: County AdiriniStrator ATTESTED /
Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Social .',Services SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M392/7-83 BY DEPUTY