To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Resolution for the County of Humboldt to Opt-in to Outreach Agreement with the California Complete Count Census 2020
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt Resolution ____ proclaiming the Board of Supervisors' support of, and participation in, the 2020 Census, and authorizing the County Administrative Officer to execute the County-Optional Agreement with the State of California, which will make the county eligible to receive up to $100,000 during fiscal years 2018-19 and 2019-20.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California Complete Count Census 2020 funding
DISCUSSION:
As mandated in Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution, every 10 years the federal government counts all person living in the United States. The US Census Bureau collects this information, which is then used to determine the number of representatives in Congress each state will have and how $675 billion of federal funds flow to tribal, state and local governments.
Census data is also used to make decisions at every level of government that will impact our communities schools, hospitals, libraries and public services. Businesses rely on Census data for planning future locations for retails stores, new housing developments and other business decisions.
It is imperative that the County of Humboldt achieve a full count of its residents as an undercount could deprive the county of federal funds for the next 10 years. In California, it is estimated that the annual federal allocation of funding based on Census data is $1,958 per resident per year. If 1 percent of the Humboldt County population were undercounted, it would results in a loss of $2.6 million in federal revenues, or $26 million over the next 10 years.
What is new for Census 2020
There are two significant changes in the 2020 Census. First, in addition to the phone and mail res...
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