CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                          City Manager

RESOLUTION 08-80

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF THE 2010 CENSUS AND THE CITY’S INTENT TO ASSIST IN DESSEMINATING CENSUS INFORMATION AND ENCOURAGING COMMUNTY PARTICIPATION.

 

            WHEREAS, The U.S. Census Bureau is required by the Constitution of the United States to conduct a count of the population every ten years; and

 

            WHEREAS, The 2010 Census provides an important opportunity to enhance democracy and the Census Bureau is committed to ensuring that every resident is counted; and

 

            WHEREAS, More than $300 billion dollars per year in federal and state funding is allocated to communities based upon census date; and

 

            WHEREAS, Census data influence many other policy decisions of national and local importance including, but not limited to, health care, community development, housing, education, transportation, social services, and employment; and

 

            WHEREAS, Census data determine how many seats each state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives as well as the district boundaries for state legislatures, city councils, and other voting districts; and

 

            WHEREAS, The 2010 Census will create hundreds of thousands of jobs across the nation; and

 

            WHEREAS, Every Census Bureau worker takes a lifetime oath to protect confidentiality and ensure that data identifying respondents or their household not be released or shared for 72 years; and

 

            WHEREAS, A united voice from businesses, government, community organizations, faith based organizations, educators, the media, and others will allow the 2010 Census to reach a broader audience, providing trusted advocates who can stimulate conversations regarding the purpose and value of the Census.

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Homer City Council hereby expresses its support for the 2010 Census and the City’s intent to assist in disseminating Census information and encouraging community participation.

 

            PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 28th day of July, 2008.

 

                                                                                    CITY OF HOMER

 

                                                                                    _____________________________

                                                                                    JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

 

 

ATTEST:

 

______________________________

JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

Fiscal Note: N.A. No expenditure of Funds. Some staff time for dissemination of materials and review of maps and other documents.