HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 19-074 2020 Census ProclamationMcCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street
AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638
Number AB 19-074
Meeting Date March 28, 2019
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
Request to Proclaim April 1, 2019 as Census 2020 Awareness Day
Department Approvals
Initials
Originator
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Supporter
Mayor / Council
City Manager
Clerk
Originator
Treasurer
Community Development
Police Department
Public Works
Golf Course
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Parks and Recreation
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Airport
Library
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Information Systems
Grant Coordinator
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
From the Census website:
Why do we conduct a 10-year census?
For one, because the U.S. Constitution mandates it and we’ve been doing so since 1790. Each year that does not end in -0, the Census Bureau estimates which states and places are growing
or shrinking. But the decennial census gives us a superior count of how our nation’s population has shifted around the country. It is an essential cog in in our nation’s democracy:
The decennial census data dictates how to redistribute the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives (known as “reapportionment”), to help states revise their congressional and
state legislative district boundaries, as well as to update the number of electoral votes given to each state.
Data from the census and the complementary annual American Community Survey direct how more than $675 billion per year in federal and state funding are spent on health, social, transportation,
and education programs—and helps us plan for and respond to emergencies. It also gives voice to the size and needs of cultural and other communities, which is why their participation
is so critical.
Finally, what many casual observers may not know is that the census count is also the foundation upon which almost every other American survey in the public or private sector is based
upon—as it’s a “ground-truthing” of the actual population, not just a sample of it. As such, it is essential for countless research efforts that improve our communities and strengthen
the economy.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Proclaim April 1, 2019 as Census 2020 Awareness Day and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents.
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