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08/27/201818-329
08/27/2018
18-329
Health & Community Services
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Authorizing the City Manager to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maine Federation of Farmer's
Markets for $5,000 to cover staffing costs associated with promoting their Maine Harvest Bucks Program.
The Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets (MFFM) administers low-income food access programming
(SNAP and Maine Harvest Bucks) at farmers’ markets throughout the state including 4 markets in the
Bangor-area. Those markets include Bangor Downtown Farmers’ Market, Ohio Street Farmers’
Market, Hampden Farmers’ Market and Brewer Farmers’ Market.
Through the USDA Farmers’ Market SNAP Support Grant (FMSSG), the Maine Federation of Farmer's
Markets will provide Bangor Public Health and Community Services with up to $5,000 to support staff
time to perform various outreach and education tasks that improve low-income SNAP and Maine
Harvest Bucks participation metrics at Bangor-area farmers’ markets.
The term of this agreement is 7/1/18 to 9/30/18.
Government Operations Committee
08/20/2018
Recommend for passage
Consent
08/27/201818-329
CITY OF BANGOR ORDER
08/27/2018
18-329
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Authorizing the City Manager to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maine Federation of Farmer's
Markets for $5,000 to cover staffing costs associated with promoting their Maine Harvest Bucks Program.
Be it Ordered by the City Council of the City of Bangor
That the City Manager is hereby authorized to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maine
Federation of Farmer's Markets in the amount of $5,000 to promote the Maine Harvest Bucks Program.
IN CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 27, 2018
CO 189329
PASSED
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CITY CLERK