TITLE
Title
RESOLUTION FOR 2020 U.S. CENSUS PARTNERSHIP AND COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE SPONSORSHIP AND APPOINTMENT
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Marty Lawing
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BACKGROUND
Background
The U.S. Census Bureau is required by the U.S. Constitution to conduct a complete count of the population every 10 years. Many important decisions are made based on the census data such as the apportionment of congressional seats and federal funding to states and local governments. The information collected by the census is confidential and protected by law. The census count requires extensive work and the Census Bureau requires partners at the state and local level to insure a complete and accurate count. One way that county governments can support the Census Bureau is to establish a Complete Count Committee. The Complete Count Committee, appointed by the Board of Commissioners will bring together a cross section of community members who will utilize their local knowledge and expertise to reach out to all persons in the community. Complete Count Committees are established by tribal, state and local governments to increase awareness and motivate residents to respond to the 2020 Census. Members appointed to the Committee should be willing and able to serve until the census is over, and help create a creative outreach campaign in areas that may pose a challenge in 2020. Members should include persons from the areas of education, media, business, religion and community groups. The size and number of members depends on what works best for each jurisdiction. County CCC’s tend to be larger in size with 20 to 50 members. Nationwide, there were over 10,000 Complete Count Committees formed during the 2010 Census and the majority of them were local government committees.
Examples of Complete County Committee strategies that have been successful include:
- Allocate / obtain funds to the CCC and assign a staff person to work with the committee
- Set clear, achievable goals and objecti...
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