RESOLUTION NO. 2020-005
OPERATION OF SNAP AND RELATED BANK ACCOUNT FOR FARMERS MARKET
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Berlin, Alabama, has convened a regular meeting at 7:00 PM on the 13th day of July 2020;
AND WHEREAS, the Town of Berlin, Alabama has established the Berlin Farmers Market;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Berlin, in the State of Alabama, that the Berlin Farmers Market shall participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to assist growers with accepting payment for allowed goods;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a separate bank account be established to receive SNAP transfers and to provide reimbursement to growers, that fees paid by growers to the Farmers Market shall be deposited to this account, and that no tax revenues shall be placed into this account;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in order to facilitate prompt reimbursement to growers, drafts from this account for such reimbursements shall require only one signature.
ADOPTED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL this the 27th day of July 2020.