Sponsor
Alderman Spangenberg
Title
Permission to establish a Complete Count Committee for the 2010 U.S. Census
WHEREAS, the City of Racine recognizes the importance of the 2010 U.S. Census to the residents of Racine and to the nation as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the City of Racine supported the 2000 Census with an active Complete Count Committee; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Census Bureau has requested that the City of Racine support the 2010 Census by creation a Complete Count Committee to facilitate public awareness of the Census and encourage Racine residents to respond on Census Day, April 1, 2010.
RESOLVED, that a Complete Count Committee for the 2010 U.S. Census is hereby established and the Mayor is authorized and directed to appoint members of the committee.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that
· The committee shall be organized in the manner recommended in the U.S. Census Bureau publication Complete Count Committee Guide of November 2008,
· The committee shall have no fewer than five members and the Mayor shall designate the initial chairperson of the committee,
· The committee shall submit to the Common Council a progress report on or before January 1, 2010, and a final report on or before December 31, 2010, after which the committee shall dissolve, and
· The Department of City Development shall provide staff support to the committee.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to enter into such agreements with the U.S. Census Bureau as necessary to accomplish the intent of this resolution.
Fiscal Note: No funding requested at this time. Any request for funding would be submitted during preparation of the 2010 city budget.