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CABARRUSCOUNTY COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES I. INTRODUCTION A. Purpose. The purpose of the Commodity Distribution Standard Operating Guidelines (SOGs) is to establish guidelines for systematic, coordinated, and effective distribution of disaster relief commodities in time of need. B. Scope. The SOG applies to all Cabarrus County (County) government departments and agencies as well as municipal governments that are tasked to provide assistance in a disaster or emergency situation. The SOG describes the fundamental policies, strategies, and general concept of operations to be used in commodity distribution. C. Organization. This SOG consists of the following: 1. The SOG describes the purpose, scope, situation, policies, and concept of operations for commodity distribution in an emergency or disaster. 2. Attachment A contains information on the organization and operation of points of distribution (POD) in Cabarrus County. 3. Attachment B contains a list of personnel and resources necessary to establish and operate a POD. 4. Attachment C contains a list of POD locations in Cabarrus County. II. SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS A. Situation 1. The principal highway transportation routes with the County are as follows: a. Interstate Highway I -85 runs northeast- southwest through northwest section of the County. b. US Highway 29 runs north - southwest through the central section of the County. c. US Highway 601 runs north -south through the central section of the County. North Carolina (NC) Highway 200 branches off US 601 through the southeastern corner of the County. d. NC Highway 73 runs east -west through the central part of the County. e. NC Highway 49 runs northeast - southwest through the eastern half of the County. Cabarrus County EOP — Annex P — Donated Goods Management 1 Attachment number 16 F -6 Page 351