Res 2019-035/Census 2020 Complete Count Committee

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RESOLUTION NO. 2019-35R A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS SUPPORTING THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU BY CREATING A CENSUS 2020 COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE EFFORTS AND DEPLOY RESOURCES ACROSS THE COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE THE MOST ACCURATE AND COMPLETE POPULATION COUNT IN THE UPCOMING DECENNIAL CENSUS; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RECITALS: 1. The United States Census has been performed every ten years since 1790, with the last census in 2010. 2. San Marcos's decennial census population count directly affects the amount of federal revenue distributed for roads, schools, libraries, senior centers, day care centers, and hospitals. 3. Accurate census information is critical to planning for future growth, development and social needs of the City of San Marcos. 4. The City welcomes assistance and advice from community-based organizations, the education community, local businesses and the media in counting the entire local population, including traditionally hard to count, or undercounted,populations. 5. The more informed residents become about the 2020 census operations, the probability of a successful enumeration will be increased. 6. Everyone, whether a United States citizen, an immigrant or an undocumented worker needs the goods and services provided by local and state government,paid for, in part, by federal grants. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: PART 1. A Census 2020 Complete Count Committee (CCC) shall be established to coordinate efforts and deploy resources across the community and that the Census 2020 CCC will be made up of: A. Two Representatives of the City Council; B. Two Representatives of Texas State University; C. Two Representatives of the business community; D. Two Representatives of the school district and education sector; E. Two Representatives of community/nonprofit organizations; F. Two Representatives of faith based groups;