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Fulton County human services outlines SNAP contingency plan amid federal shutdown
Summary
Executive Development Director Julie Dovey told commissioners she is coordinating with the regional Food Bank to ensure resources are available to county residents if SNAP benefits are interrupted during the federal government shutdown; no formal policy vote was taken.
Julie Dovey, the county's Executive Development Director for Human Services, briefed the Board of Commissioners on Nov. 4 about contingency planning for a federal government shutdown that could interrupt SNAP benefits. Dovey said she has been working with the Food Bank and that resources will be made available to county residents if benefits are disrupted.
Dovey described an action plan to coordinate food assistance and other supports through county channels and partner organizations. Commissioners moved into an executive session at 10:45 a.m. for personnel matters related to Human Services and returned at 11:00 a.m.; the discussion of operational contingency planning did not result in a formal vote or directive recorded in the minutes.
Commissioners did not specify funding allocations or enrollment counts in the minutes; Dovey's remarks focused on coordination and readiness with community partners.
