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Board approves amendment allowing limited food purchases for Healthy Arizona Families meetings
Summary
Graham County approved Amendment No. 1 to its Title V Maternal and Child Health Healthy Arizona Families IGA, permitting the purchase of food for meetings and events within a 3% annual cap of the program budget.
Graham County supervisors approved Amendment No. 1 to the Title V Maternal and Child Health Healthy Arizona Families intergovernmental agreement (IGA) at their Sept. 2 meeting. Brian Douglas of the county health department presented the amendment, explaining it updates the family-planning program to permit purchase of food at meetings and events within the IGA guidelines.
Douglas said the updated IGA “now approves the purchase of food at meetings and events within the IGA guidelines.” A supervisor noted the amendment limits food purchases to “no more than 3%” of the program’s total budget for the year; another supervisor said that percentage is reasonable and that food can help attendance and participation.
The board moved to approve the Title V Maternal and Child Health Healthy Arizona Families IGA Amendment No. 1 and approved the motion by voice vote (three ayes).
Discussion: Board remarks focused on practical benefits of permitting modest food purchases to boost attendance and participation in family-health meetings. The health department confirmed the 3% cap on food purchases.
Decision: The board approved the IGA amendment allowing food purchases for meetings and events under the program rules, subject to the 3% budget cap noted in the packet and discussion.
