Council adopts undeliverable-meal procedure that includes welfare-check steps

Sep 16, 2026

The council approved a standard process for undeliverable home-delivered meals requiring driver attempts, a door note, supervisor contact and, if necessary, a sheriff welfare check after repeated unanswered calls. The transcript records that the motion was made by Paula; numeric vote counts were not provided.

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Staff described a step-by-step process for undeliverable home-delivered meals: "The home delivered meal driver will make responsible attempts to deliver each meal," leave a note on the door when delivery is unsuccessful, and notify site managers and supervisors. After up to one hour with no contact, the supervisor may decide to contact the sheriff's department for a welfare check.

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