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Commissioners approve resolution to apply for home-delivered meals grant
Summary
Newton County approved a resolution authorizing the county to apply to the Texas Department of Agriculture for home-delivered meal grant funds for program year 2026 and certified the nutrition provider and its accounting system.
Newton County Commissioners approved a resolution certifying that the county will apply for a home-delivered meals grant under the Texas Department of Agriculture program year 2026 and that the county has approved the provider's accounting system.
Speaker 2 read the resolution description: the grant will supplement and extend services for homebound persons who are elderly or have disabilities, and the rules require the county to certify the organization's accounting system for eligibility. The transcript referenced a county senior population figure (3,816 people age 60 and over) and cited grant-calculation amounts in the packet; the record included multiple numeric references during the reading.
Commissioner Brown moved to approve the home-delivered meal program resolution; Commissioner Benson seconded and the court approved the resolution. The resolution authorizes the county to proceed with application and certification steps required by the Texas Department of Agriculture.
