Local Government Food Policy Database
Homegrown Baltimore Employee Wellness CSA Farmshare, Side Letter Agreement
| Jurisdiction Name | Baltimore City |
| State / Province | MD |
| Country | United States |
| Type of Government | Municipality |
| Population | 620,961 |
| Population Range | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Policy Links |
Download PDF |
| Policy Type | side letter agreement |
| GFC Topic | community food connections, community food security |
| Keywords | city employees, community supported agriculture, consumption, CSA, farm share, food consumption, healthy food, homegrown baltimore, program, union employees, wellness benefit, wellness program, wellness program benefit |
| Adopting Government Department(s) | Baltimore City Board of Estimates |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s) | Baltimore Office of the Labor Commissioner, Managerial and Professional Society of Baltimore Inc. |
| Supporting Entity(s) | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s) |
Board of Estimates approved a request by Managerial and Professional Society of Baltimore, Inc. (MAPS) union, a labor union representing Baltimore City employees, to allow for union members to participate in a community supported agriculture (CSA) farm share as part of their wellness benefit; members of the union can be reimbursed up to $250 of the cost to participate in a CSA; side letter agreement with MAPS modifies the language in Article 7, Health and Welfare Benefits, Section G to allow the physical fitness/wellness reimbursement to include community supported agriculture programs, as approved by the Employee Benefits Division of the Department of Human Resources |
| Additional Resources |
http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDBALT/bulletins/ac2961 http://hgbemployeewellnesscsa.wordpress.com/ http://www.baltimorecitycouncil.com/BOE/BOEAgenda03-19-14FULL.pdf |
