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COMMISSIONER WODTKE REPORTED THAT HE HAS OBTAINED A PACKET OF INFORMATION ON THE 1980 CENSUS, INCLUDING A COPY OF THE QUESTION- NAIRES, BOTH THE LONG AND SHORT FORM. HE NOTED THAT THE LAST CENSUS RELIED ON 60% OF THE HOUSEHOLDS TO REPORT BACK VOLUNTARILY, AND CENSUS TAKERS ACTUALLY WENT OUT AND DID 40% THEMSELVES. THE 1980 CENSUS WILL RELY'ON 90% OF THE HOUSEHOLDS TO ANSWER VOLUNTARILY. COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT, DUE TO THE COOPERATION OF THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE IN CHECKING ADDRESSES, ETC., THE FORMS WILL BE MAILED TO SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS RATHER THAN JUST TO "BOXHOLDER." THESE SHOULD BE RECEIVED IN THE MAIL ON MARCH 28TH. ONE OUT OF FIVE OR SIX WILL RECEIVE THE LONG FORM, WHICH HAS 46 ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. THE INDI- VIDUAL IS ASKED TO COMPLETE AND MAIL BACK THEIR FORMS BY APRIL 1ST. THE FOLLOW-UP BEGINS APRIL 16TH. HE NOTED THAT THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL NIGHT WHEN PEOPLE IN MOTELS, YMCAs, ETC., NURSING HOMES, CONVALESCENT CENTERS, RETIREMENT HOMES, ETC., WILL BE CONTACTED. COMMISSIONER WODTKE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT OUR DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS IS IN LAKELAND, AND ED THOMAS IS DISTRICT MANAGER, COMMISSIONER WODTKE CONTINUED THAT FOR EVERY 1% OF THE PEOPLE WHO FILL OUT THESE FORMS AND RETURN THEM VOLUNTARILY, THE TAXPAYERS WILL BE SAVED APPROXIMATELY $2,000,000 IN FOLLOW-UP COSTS. HE NOTED THAT IT IS UP TO THE CHIEF OFFICE HOLDER IN EACH COUNTY TO DECIDE WHETHER TO FORM A "COMPLETE COUNT" COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH PUBLICITY AND ASSIST IN GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CENSUS COUNT. COMMISSIONER WODTKE THEN REVIEWED IN DETAIL THE FORMS THAT WILL BE MAILED OUT AND THE TYPE OF QUESTIONS INVOLVED. HE EMPHA- SIZED THAT THE PUBLIC MUST BE MADE AWARE OF THE -IMPORTANCE OF ALL OF THIS BECAUSE OUR FUNDING WILL BE BASED ON THESE FIGURES. COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE MEETING WITH THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING THE CENSUS HAD NOT TAKEN PLACE AS ANTICIPATED, HE STILL HOPED'TO BE ABLE TO COORDINATE WITH THEM. HE CONCURRED THAT PROMOTION IS OF PRIME IMPORTANCE AND FELT WE SHOULD GET A SYNCHRONIZED SET OF RELEASES FROM RADIO, TV AND THE NEWSPAPERS TO TARGET THE DATES AND TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING A COMPLETE COUNT. THE MAKE-UP OF THE COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE. HE THEN INQUIRED.ABOUT FEB 61990 BOOK PAGE 668: 71