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Y .A ,Z, Departmental Matters INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: Jason E. Brown County Administrator FROM: Roland M. DeBlois, AICP Interim Community Development Director DATE: October 15, 2019 SUBJECT: Establishment of a Census 2020 Complete Count Committee It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners formally consider the following information at the Board's regular meeting of October 22, 2019. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS As mandated by the U.S.Constitution,the United States Census Bureau is required to take a census every ten years. Since the last census was conducted in 2010,the next census must be undertaken in 2020. Besides enumerating all people in the country,the census count will determine the amount of federal and state funds that local governments may receive over the next ten years and will affect future redistricting and representation at the state and federal government levels. For those reasons, it is important for each local government to ensure that every resident of its community is counted. To encourage all residents to participate in the Census 2020 count by returning their completed questionnaire, the Bureau of the Census recommends that each local government establish a Complete Count Committee. • Complete Count Committee A Complete Count Committee is a major vehicle for planning and implementing local, targeted. census related efforts that will uniquely address the special characteristics of a community. Overall, the role of a Complete Count Committee is to plan and implement a locally-based promotion to publicize the importance of Census 2020. The ultimate goal of the committee is to achieve widespread participation in the census for the betterment of the county and its residents. The committee can also provide community benefits beyond the census. According to the Census Bureau, a local Complete Count Committee should: 154