Common Council Urging all Citizens to be Counted in the 2000 Census

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RESOLUTION NO. 2861-00 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, URGING ALL CITIZENS TO BE COUNTED IN THE 2000 CENSUS WHEREAS, the Common Council notes that Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution mandates the taking of a census of all persons in all of the states of the Union and its protectorates; and WHEREAS, the taking of the 2000 Census will mark the 21' Decennial Census in the history of our country; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, like all other cities, towns, states and the federal government will use the data collected in the 2000 Census to determine not only how services will be provided but the quality of those services based on these census figures; and WHEREAS, twenty (20) years ago in light of our state's census response the State of Indiana lost a voice in Washington, D.C. when the number of Congressional Representatives was cut from eleven (11) to ten (10); and WHEREAS, census data is used to draw district boundaries for our school systems, our City Council districts, our County Council districts, and our State and Congressional districts; and WHEREAS, the citizens of South Bend deserve to be properly represented in decisions which directly affect our schools, our parks, and in each and every decision where tax dollars are used whether they be from local option income taxes, state taxes and federal taxes, but this representation is only as good as the framework in the census numbers which are generated through the completion of census forms sent to each household in South Bend, Indiana. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby encourages all residents of the City of complete their census forms and be counted in this historic 21st Decennial Census taking place across America. SECTION 11. The Council encourages the decision making teams in all schools, churches, synagogues, businesses, libraries, grocery stores, gas stations, radio channels and television channels to initiate programs to make sure each census form is completed in each of the thirty-eight (38) census tracks in our City by: Daily public announcements urging everyone to complete their census forms.