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Contra
Costa
FROM: PERFECTO VILLARREAL, DIRECTOR Fv'
SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT
County
DATE: JUNE 11, 1992
SUBJECT: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE: FOOD STAMP DISTRIBUTION CONTRACT RENEWAL
(Ref: Contract Amendment #20-009-14)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)A BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Authorize the Social Service Director or his designee to execute
on behalf of the County a Contract Amendment ( #20-009-14) with
the U.S. Postal Service increasing the fee for Food Stamp over-
the-counter issuance transactions effective September 19, 1992.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Food Stamp issuance costs are funded 50% Federal, 35% State, and
15% County. Effective September 19, 1992 , the issuance cost will
increase $0.39 per issuance transaction over the current rate.
The prior year increase was $0 . 01 per transaction. The County' s
average number of issuance transactions each month is estimated
to be approximately 22,000 for Fiscal Year 1992/93 . Thus, the
monthly County share for these transaction fees will increase
approximately $1,300 accounting for both growth and rate
increases. This cost must be absorbed as part of a mandated
program and -fixed sharing ratio. Total Food Stamp issuance costs
for 1992/93 is estimated to be $706, 200.
REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
The current agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture
and the U.S. Postal Service provides for an annual cost study of
Food Stamp issuance activities so that transaction fees can be
adjusted. Accordingly, the Postal Service has increased the
transaction fee from $2. 38 to $2. 77 effective September 19, 1992.
This fee is uniform nationwide.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _5 OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: SOCIAL SERVICE (CONTRACTS UNIT) ATTESTED 19, P1'
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR PHIL B HELOR,G&RK OF THE BOARD OF
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CONTRACTOR
M382 (10/88)
BY DEPUTY