HomeMy WebLinkAboutEncourageing all Residents of the City to Participate in the 1990 CensusRESOLUTION
NO. 1778 -90
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
April 23, 19 90
Clerk
Attest: President of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
April
24,
Approved and signed by me_ April 24
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Clerk
Mayor
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RESOLUTION NO. 90 -17
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
BEND, INDIANA, ENCOURAGING ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE 1990 CENSUS.
WHEREAS, on April 1, 1990, the Bureau of the Census
officially launched the 21st census count in our Nation's
history -a process mandated by the U.S. Constitution every
ten years; and
WHEREAS, this year's census count will be the largest and
most complex ever undertaken with over 106 million
questionnaires being mailed out and more than 300,000 census
takers and support government personnel involved in
gathering data; and
WHEREAS, the population count is used to determine federal,
state, and local representation in government as well as
help federal and state governments to provide assistance to
communities for housing, health, human services and other
programs; and
WHEREAS, in 1988 the Federal government distributed over $73
billion in domestic aid based on the census; and
WHEREAS, those funds have been used for such vital programs
as: building roads, bridges, and waste treatment plants; for
funded programs for the elderly, drug rehabilitation, child
development and housing rehabitation with all of the dollar
amounts based in part on population or housing data; and
WHEREAS, South Bend residents and all citizens should feel
comfortable in completing and returning the census forms
because they are protected in that their completed census
forms are confidential and personal information from the
1990 census will be locked up until the year 2062; and
WHEREAS, 100% participation by the residents of the City of
South Bend is vital to all of us.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED 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, urges all residents to complete their 1990 census
forms and to assist census takers working in their
neighborhood.
SECTION II. The Council urges persons who have not received
a form to call 1- 800 - 999 -1990 of the District Office 239-
2220, so that all of our citizens can be counted.
SECTION III. The Council urges all citizens to join in by
doing their part in encouraging your friends and relatives
to be counted and thereby creating a better future for us
all.
SECTION IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after it adoption by the Common Council and
approval by the Mayor.
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Third District
ATTEST:
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Sean Coleman, At Large
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Gammon, City Clerk seph E. Kernan, Mayor