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Sonoma County supervisors defer emergency $250,000 contingency grants after staff reports CalFresh payments sent
Summary
On Nov. 7 the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors declined to authorize immediate delegated authority for the county CEO to issue up to $50,000 emergency grants per district after staff said November CalFresh benefits had been distributed; the board agreed to revisit food-security options at its Dec. 9 meeting.
SONOMA COUNTY — The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 7 declined to immediately authorize the county CEO to issue short-term emergency grants to districts to address a potential disruption of federal food benefits, after staff reported late-breaking confirmation that November CalFresh (SNAP) benefits had been distributed to recipients.
Assistant County Administrator Andrew Sternfeld told the board the proposal would have given the CEO delegated authority to issue grants of up to $50,000 per district as a stopgap while the county monitors SNAP benefit distribution. "We do have confirmation that November CalFresh benefits have gone out and were transferred to the folks who were supposed to receive the first tranche of funding," Sternfeld said, adding that the state and courts remain in flux and staff wanted a mechanism available if need…
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