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S.B. PROCLAMATIONDESIGNATING MONTH OFAPRIL, 2000 AS CENSUS <br />MONTHININDIANRwER COUNTY <br />The Chairman presented the following Proclamation to Vincent Simpson of the <br />Census Bureau: <br />PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, the Census Bureau is mandated by the United Stated Constitution to take <br />a count of the population every ten years; and <br />WHEREAS, there is a need for a full and fair count in 2000 because the federal <br />government uses census numbers to allocate more than $180 billion in funds annually for <br />community development initiatives, among them education and housing programs, health care <br />services for the elderly and job training; and <br />WHEREAS, Census 2000 is about civic renewal and bringing members of our <br />community together in a renewal of civic commitment, and should serve as a rallying point of <br />our people; and <br />WHEREAS, Census 2000 is about respect and recognition and will target those groups <br />that are more often undercounted than others, and who stand to lose most because of their <br />omission. <br />■I <br />APRIL 49 2000 <br />-3- <br />