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Commissioners press for meal counts, tighter controls after senior-center revenue shortfall
Summary
County staff reported a roughly $12,000 shortfall in senior-center expected revenue and commissioners directed staff to verify meal-delivery counts, review contracts with providers, and ask the center about expanding activities and possible full-time staffing.
A remote participant (speaker 11) described growing attendance at the senior center and asked whether the county would consider expanding hours or making the coordinator position full time. Commissioners and staff reviewed the senior-center budget and noted a roughly $12,000 shortfall in expected revenue to date. Speaker 11 suggested surveying center participants about activities and the board agreed to ask the coordinator to collect data and report back.
Staff and commissioners discussed meal-delivery controls and noted that ordering practices were creating unnecessary leftovers and cost. Commissioners asked that contractors provide next-day meal counts and that staff examine whether delivery practices, participant eligibility documentation and pricing for non-eligible participants can be tightened to reduce waste. The board asked staff to return with counts and options before finalizing the center’s budget for the coming fiscal year.
