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Lynn Food Policy Council adopts resolution supporting Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Program
Summary
At its April 15 meeting the Lynn Food Policy Council voted to adopt a resolution backing the Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Program (HIP), after edits to clarify authorship and to remove a clause requesting transmission to state officials.
The Lynn Food Policy Council voted April 15 to adopt a resolution in support of the Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Program (HIP), approving edited language and removing a line asking the city clerk to forward the resolution to state officials.
Council members discussed draft language brought to the meeting and proposed a targeted edit to change a reference from “Lynn City Council” to “Lynn Food Policy Council.” Members also debated whether the council should ask the city clerk to send copies to the governor and state legislative leaders; that forwarding sentence was removed from the version the council approved. “I am in favor of passing it,” the Chair said during the discussion.
Members raised questions about the difference between educating and lobbying, and about capacity to follow-up on advocacy asks. One member recommended creating a short educational statement to accompany any specific bill endorsements. Council members also noted related state legislation and budget items during the discussion as context for the resolution.
Roll-call voting recorded representatives of My Brother’s Table; Lynn Community Health Center; Demakis Family YMCA; Creative Collective; New American Center; Phoenix Food Hub; Greaterland Senior Services; The Food Project; and UMass Extension as voting yes. The Chair announced the motion passed and that the council had adopted the resolution in support of HIP.
The council agreed members or staff would circulate the adopted text electronically and consider whether to provide a short accompanying statement for city council or state legislators that focuses on education rather than direct lobbying. The council also asked that the Food Policy Council post the approved resolution on its website.
