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Fulton County Human Services readies contingency plan for SNAP if federal shutdown disrupts benefits
Summary
Human Services Director Julie Dovey told commissioners she is coordinating with the Food Bank and preparing resources for residents if a federal shutdown interrupts SNAP benefits; the board reviewed the plan and entered a brief executive session on related personnel matters.
Julie Dovey, Executive Development Director for Human Services, briefed the Fulton County commissioners on Nov. 4 about contingency planning in case federal action disrupts SNAP benefit distribution.
Dovey told the board she has been working with the local Food Bank and that resources will be marshaled to assist county residents should SNAP benefits be delayed or interrupted. The presentation was described as an "action plan" and the commissioners discussed personnel and operational contingencies related to Human Services during an executive session at 10:45 a.m.; the board exited that session at 11:00 a.m.
Commissioner Randy H. Bunch and other board members heard that Human Services is coordinating local partners to provide short-term resources. The meeting record does not show any formal funding appropriation or emergency expenditure approved during the Nov. 4 meeting; Dovey's briefing described planning and interagency coordination rather than a committed disbursement of county funds.
The board received the update and left follow-up oversight and operational steps to Human Services staff. The next steps recorded in the meeting notes included continued coordination with the Food Bank and monitoring of federal developments that could affect SNAP distribution.
