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l <br />• t ~ <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No /O- C. <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 21, 1999 <br />1 <br />SUBJECT: CENSUS 2000 -COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE <br />-------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- <br />DEPARTMENT Board of Commissioners <br />PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X <br />------------------------------------------------ <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Portion of Census 2000 Complete Count <br />Committee Handbook for Local <br />Governments <br />Proposed list of participating Agencies <br />Letter to Agencies with Attachment <br />INFORMATION CONTACT <br />Craig Benedict -Extension 2592 <br />Kathy Baker -Extension 2125 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBER <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />PURPOSE: To approve the creation of the Complete Count Committee and the attached list of <br />agencies, religious organizations, departments and municipalities along with their nominees to be <br />appointed to this committee. <br />BACKGROUND: In order to help make everyone in the community aware of the Census 2000 <br />Project, the Census Bureau is offering local governments the opportunity to participate in a number of <br />programs and activities that will publicize this program and contribute to a more accurate count. The <br />Complete Count Committee Program is a cooperative effort between governments and the Census <br />Bureau to incorporate local knowledge, expertise, influence, and resources to enhance census efforts <br />in data collection, recruiting, and promotional activities. <br />The Census will be taken in April 2000 and will serve as the basis for population-based revenue <br />sharing over the next decade. In addition, the census will provide a high degree of socio-economic <br />data that can be used for planning purposes. <br />RECOMMENDATION: To receive as a report and to approve the creation of this Committee and <br />authorize the Clerk's office to recruit participants from the attached list as well as other participants as <br />recommended by the Board of County Commissioners. <br />H: \CENSUS\Aug2lagn.doc <br />