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Carl Junction approves short-term MOU to keep senior center meals running
Summary
The Carl Junction Board of Aldermen voted 6-0 (2 absent) to adopt an MOU with Area Agency on Aging Region 10 to provide short-term repayment assistance for local senior nutrition programs while federal reimbursements are delayed; council members said the funding will cover immediate meal and wage costs.
The Carl Junction Board of Aldermen on a voice-and-electronic vote approved an ordinance adopting a memorandum of understanding with Area Agency on Aging Region 10 to provide temporary repayment assistance so the city's senior nutrition program can continue while federal reimbursements are delayed.
Jennifer Shotwell, who identified herself as representing the local senior center and the area agency on aging, told the council that a recent federal funding lapse has stalled reimbursements and left invoices unpaid for months. “We are now coming close to November, and that will be four months that I’m waiting for my invoices to get paid,” Shotwell said, describing the program’s reliance on reimbursement under the Older…
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