Students To Sell Chef Class Output

County employes and anyone else with business in the County Service Center during lunch hours will soon be in a position to pass judgment on Washtenaw Community College's food service classes. WCC has used space at the Service Center for its cheftraining program for about two years, rent-free and without providing food service. Under a five-year contract , the WCC trustees approved last night, the college will pay rent to the county of $200 monthly retroactive to last Oct. 1 and $450 monthly as soon as lunch service begins. Formal approval for that service from the County Health Department is expected shortly, WCC President David H. Ponitz told the trustees. Paul Davis, WCC's director of community services and research, said it is unclear to him how county officials arrived at the $450 monthly rent rate, but added that food sales will cover that cost. He I said the food service program I will involve no new staff costs for WCC "unless we get into breakfast service," which he said is a possibility. The contract provides WCC autonomy over the food service program, including the right to set food prices. Board Chairman Edward Adams I urged adding a clause stating that the intent is that the program be nonprofit, but this suggestion was not taken up by other board members. Davis said the intention is to cover costs, not to make profit. Either the county Board of Commissioners or the WCC trustees can terminate the contract at the end of an academic year , upon six months notice. WCC's food management program currently has an enrollment of 178.