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033 <br />LEE COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO. II. H. <br />_ Information <br />Meeting Date: December 21, 2015 Action Item <br />XX Consent Agenda <br />SUBJECT: Acceptance of Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) <br />Grant Funding <br />DEPARTMENT: Health <br />CONTACT PERSON: <br />Terrell Jones; Heath Cain <br />REQUEST: This is a request for the Board of Commissioners to accept <br />Environmental Health grant funding in the amount of $3,000 from AFDO to continue improving <br />efforts within the Environmental Health program. <br />SUMMARY: This grant will allow our local Epidemiological Team to build <br />upon existing practices as we integrate sound foodborne illness and food defense preparedness <br />and response strategies into our existing preparedness plans. This grant project, once completed <br />and audited, will conform to Standard 5 in the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program <br />Standards Grant Program. <br />BUDGET IMPACT: $3,000.00 with no local match required <br />ATTACHMENT(S): AFDO Grant Approval Letter <br />PUBLIC HEARING: No <br />PRIOR BOARD ACTION: Commissioners approved permission to apply for grant in <br />November 2014. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve acceptance of grant funding as presented. <br />