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.~. {~ r~ y 4 2. Naming the Committee You may wish to call your committee something other than a Complete Count Committee. We are providing a few suggestions: (1) (your locality) Committee for Census 2000 (2) (your locality) Planning Committee for Census 2000 (3) (your locality) Census 2000 Community Action Committee 3. Period of Service The committee chairperson and other members should be appointed by the highest- elected official to serve from April 1998 through June 2000. ,This period should allow sufficient time in advance of Census Day to plan and carry out activities designed to encourage cooperation and assist the local census offices in their data collection activities. Since the census is not taken in one day, the. activities of the committee should continue for most of the collection process, with the peak impact. of the committee targeted towards April 1, 2000. 4. Forming Subcommittees The chairperson may wish to divide the members of the committee into subcommittees based on the activities that the committee plans to undertake. For example, a subcommittee might be established to identify local officials and other persons of influence to record public service announcements, and appear on local television and radio shows about the census. A second subcommittee might tazget the educational arena and work to ensure that the Census in the Schools materials are being used in the schools. A third subcommittee might target local businesses and encourage them to post census materials and sponsor local events. While another subcommittee might identify azeas where there are large concentrations of persons who speak languages other than English. 5. Announcing the Formation of the Committee We encourage you to publicize your efforts to support the census by highlighting the important work your committee will be performing over the two year period. We have provided a sample press release (Appendix A) that can be used in announcing the formation of the Complete Count Committee to the public. Spaces have been left blank in which local names of officials and committee members can be inserted. This is simply a suggested format.