Item:
Title
Joint Resolution Supporting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Body
Date of BOCC Meeting: March 8, 2018
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to review this draft resolution prepared by staff to forward to North Carolina’s Congressional Delegation. News reports are indicating that the proposed 2019 Budget would cut food assistance for millions and restructure the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that so many rely on. The unemployed, the elderly and low income working families would bear the brunt of the proposed cuts in the President’s budget. This SNAP program, better known as food stamps, would be cut by $17.2 billion in 2019.
Congress has the final say over developing the federal spending package and this resolution has been crafted to seek a more positive response on this critical issue. These federal dollars help mitigate food insecurity for millions of our state’s most vulnerable residents.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This resolution aligns with Goal 2: Health and Well-being for All
Resource Persons: Chair Wendy Jacobs and Gayle B. Harris, General Manager for Health and -Wellbeing and Public Health Director
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board review the resolution, direct staff to make any edits/suggestions that are offered and place the item on the March 12th agenda for approval.
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________