County expands prepaid fuel-card contract to support back-to-school outreach using TANF funds

Jobs and Family Services staff described an amendment to provide prepaid fuel cards that county staff say will be funded through TANF and used to help families pick up backpacks and school clothing vouchers.

"So this additional money in the contract with them would allow us to provide each family a back a gas card when they pick up the school clothing voucher and backpack for the students," said Toby Borders, explaining the back-to-school rationale. Board members confirmed the contract term overlaps the current contract (effective dates discussed) and moved to approve the amendment. During questions, a participant asked about the dollar amount on the contract identified in the discussion as "Inglefield" (the transcript also refers to the same item as "Angle Field" in an earlier segment); the response indicated the amount range for that contract was "from 25,000 to 35,000."

The discussion clarified the funding source as TANF rather than Medicaid transportation funds for the back-to-school cards. Commissioners approved the contract amendment by recorded voice votes. The transcript contains inconsistent spellings of the contract/field name; the record should be checked against the county's contract files for the authoritative name and exact contract amount.