Resolution 001-1976
RESOLUTION NO.1 -1976
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, through its County Social Services Department, has been
operating a van for the purpose of transporting certain individuals
who are eligible under the nutrition program being operated by the
Monroe County Council on the Aging, Inc., in cooperation with the
Federal government, and
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the operation of said van
said Board of County Commissioners desires to adopt rules and regula-
tions and guidelines for determining the eligibility of citizens
entitled to be transported in said van and receive food under the
nutrition program, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, that in lieu of the criteria set forth in Resolution
No. 146-1974 concerning services to indigent citizens of Monroe County,
Florida, the following rules and regulations shall determine the
eligibility under the nutrition program:
Rules and Regulations
"Eligible individuals" are those persons who are aged 60 or
over and who:
(1) Cannot afford to eat adequately;
(2) Lack the skills and/or knowledge to select and prepare
nourishing and well-balanced meals;
(3) Have limited mobility which may impair their capacity
to shop and cook for themselves; or
(4) Have feelings of rejection and loneliness which oblite-
rate the incentive necessary to prepare and eat a meal alone.
DATED January 6, 1976.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNT FLORIDA
By
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