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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 24, 2000
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
<br />OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:
<br />SECTION 1. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby encourages
<br />all residents of the City of complete their census forms and be counted in this historic 21St Decennial
<br />Census taking place across America.
<br />SECTION II. The Council encourages the decision making teams in all schools, churches,
<br />synagogues, businesses, libraries, grocery stores, gas stations, radio channels and television channels
<br />to initiate programs to make sure each census form is completed in each of the thirty -eight (38)
<br />census tracks in our City by:
<br />1. Daily public announcements urging everyone to complete their census forms.
<br />2. Initiating programs to promote high census form completion rates by their students,
<br />employees, customers, parishioners and clients.
<br />3. Doing all that is necessary to be counted and by calling the local Census Office (219)
<br />245 -5150 which covers a six (6) county area for more information.
<br />SECTION III. The Common Council urges the City Clerk's Office to send a copy of this
<br />Resolution to the heads of the South Bend Community School Corporation, the Fort Wayne /South
<br />Bend Diocese for schools, the United Religious Community, the Chamber of Commerce, the Better
<br />Business Bureau, the local radio and television stations, and the local unions, urging their
<br />participation. The Council urges each of these entities to send a representative to the Monday, May
<br />8, 2000 meeting of the Common Council to update the Council on their efforts under "Unfinished
<br />Business."
<br />SECTION IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption
<br />by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
<br />s /James Aranowski, First District
<br />s /Charlotte Pfeifer, Second District
<br />s/Roland Kelly, Third District
<br />s/Karl King, Fourth District
<br />ATTEST:
<br />s /Loretta J. Duda, City Clerk
<br />s/David Varner, Fifth District
<br />s /Andrew Ujdak, Sixth District
<br />s /Sean Coleman, At Large
<br />s /Al `Buddy" Kirsits, At Large
<br />s/Karen L. White, At Large
<br />s/Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, Council Attorney
<br />s /Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor
<br />Council President Pfeifer read the Resolution in its entirety and presented it to Mr. Larry Magliozzi,
<br />Assistant Director, Planning & Neighborhood Development, Community & Economic Development,
<br />205 West Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 416, South Bend, Indiana, who is coordinating the City's effort
<br />in the 2000 census.
<br />Mr. Magliozzi updated the Council on the progress of the census and indicated that there is still time
<br />for individuals to complete and mail in their forms. He noted that the census enumerators are out
<br />in the neighborhoods at this time.
<br />A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time.
<br />There was no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this
<br />Resolution.
<br />In response to questions from Councilmembers Coleman and Kelly, Mr. Magliozzi noted that the
<br />City will lose three thousand three hundred ninety one dollars ($3,391.00) per uncounted individual
<br />of missed funds from all sources. Mr. Magliozzi noted that initially there were not enough
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