Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Director of Development Customer Services Department
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
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A Motion to Direct Staff to Establish a Village of Oak Park Volunteer 2020 U.S. Census Complete Count Committee
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Overview
Overview
The purpose of this motion is to establish a Village of Oak Park volunteer 2020 U.S. Census Complete Count Committee. The committee will be led and staffed by Development Customer Services and the Committee's membership will include Village staff and community representatives, all working together to encourage Oak Park residents to participate in the 2020 Census.
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Staff Recommendation
Approve the motion authorizing the establishment of an Oak Park 2020 U.S. Census Complete Count Committee.
Fiscal Impact
Funding for the operation of this committee will be nominal. Any and all required resources will be absorbed by the Development Customer Services Department.
Background
A Complete Count Committee (CCC) is a volunteer group established to increase awareness of the 2020 U.S. Census and, therefore, increase participation, by residents, in said census. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that CCC's are most effective when they include a cross-section of a community, meaning the committee should include individuals from government, education, business, religious organizations, the media and community groups. The Village's 2020 CCC will be led and staffed by the Development Customer Services Department and will strive to achieve broad based membership and participation.
The Village of Oak Park's 2020 U.S. Census Complete Count Committee will be responsible for developing and implementing a Census awareness campaign. The primary goal of the 2020 U.S. Census is to count everyone once, only once, and in the right place. A full and accurate count of Oak Park residents will help to ensure that the Village receives the full per capita benefit of State and Federal funding.
The CCC will work to achieve...
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