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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 21, 2019 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: 2020 Census Complete Count Committee <br /> DEPARTMENT: Community Relations. <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1) Proposed CCC Membership Todd McGee, Director, Community <br /> 2) Census 2020 Complete Count Relations, (919) 245-2302 <br /> Guide <br /> PURPOSE: To consider establishing a 2020 Census Complete Count Committee consisting of <br /> a group of community volunteers and local government elected officials and staff dedicated to <br /> increasing awareness and motivating residents to respond to the 2020 Census. <br /> BACKGROUND: The United States Census is conducted every 10 years as directed by the <br /> U.S. Constitution. With more than 300 million people in the United States, the U.S. Census <br /> Bureau cannot conduct the census alone and encourages communities to create a local <br /> Complete Count Committee (CCC). <br /> The population totals from the census determine the number of seats each state receives in the <br /> U.S. House of Representatives. States and local governments use the totals to redraw districts <br /> for governing boards, including legislatures, school boards, municipal boards and county <br /> commissions. More than $675 billion in federal funding is distributed to states and communities <br /> each year based on census data. An accurate count will ensure that Orange County residents <br /> receives fair and accurate representation at all levels of government and that the County <br /> receives all entitled federal funds that support such initiatives as housing, public health and <br /> education. <br /> Attachment 1 includes proposed membership for an Orange County CCC. The proposed <br /> members represent a broad spectrum of government and community leaders from business, <br /> non-profits, faith-based organizations and other community members. The CCC will meet <br /> monthly beginning in summer 2019 to develop and implement a 2020 Census awareness <br /> campaign to encourage residents to respond. The CCC will focus on hard-to-reach <br /> communities to ensure an accurate count in the 2020 Census. Everyone counts in Orange <br /> County. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The CCC will create marketing materials such as posters, flyers, utility <br /> bill inserts, etc., which will be shared with community partners. Funding totaling $1,500 is <br />