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Committee recommends creating a food-systems division under Human Services instead of chartering an Office of Food Systems
Summary
After public comment urging a charter-level Office of Food Systems, the committee voted 12—or and 7 against to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners create a division of food systems within the Office of Human Services & Community Partnerships (HSCP), rather than send a charter amendment to voters.
Leon County—harter review committee members heard more than a dozen public comments urging a durable, countywide approach to food access and then split on how to proceed.
Public commenters representing community groups, faith-based organizations and farmers urged Option 2, which would place an Office of Food Systems in the charter and require a countywide food-systems plan and annual reporting. "An Office of Food Systems would bridge these gaps," said Susan Robinson of the Capital Area Justice Ministry during public comment, advocating…
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