[Adopted 2-3-2020 by Ord. No. 01-20]
There shall be a temporary committee known as the "Complete Count Committee" ("CCC"), intended to increase awareness and motivate residents to respond to the 2020 census, which is a count mandated by our Constitution that takes place every 10 years. This CCC shall serve as a local "census ambassador" group and will play an integral part in ensuring participation of underrepresented populations as well as a complete and accurate count of the community in the 2020 census. An accurate census count is critically important to our future because it:
A. 
Determines the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives;
B. 
Defines congressional and state legislative districts, school districts, and voting precincts;
C. 
Determines the annual allocation of $675,000,000,000 in federal funding;
D. 
Determined that Connecticut received $10,726,609,429 in FY 2016 in federal funding guided by the 2010 census and failure to accurately count a person would cost our state $2,900 per person per year;
E. 
Determines Connecticut’s funding for Medicaid, SNAP, Highway Planning, Section 8 Housing, special education grants, S-CHIP, Title I grants, National School Lunch Program, WIC, Head Start, Foster Care, and Health Center programs;
F. 
Provides insight to governments, business, and community planning groups for planning purposes; and
G. 
Provides population benchmarks for nearly every other United States survey.
The CCC shall consist of not fewer than 11 nor more than 15 members. The members shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Common Council. The CCC shall terminate upon completion of its duties as more fully set forth in § 14-56. The CCC shall elect a Chairperson at the first meeting of the new Committee.
A. 
The CCC's role will be to utilize local knowledge, influence, and resources to educate the community and promote the census through locally based targeted outreach efforts. To that end, it will provide a vehicle for coordinating and nurturing cooperative efforts among tribal, state, and local governments, communities, and the Census Bureau and will help the Census Bureau obtain a complete count in 2020 through important local partnerships and community education.
B. 
The CCC will provide updates to the Mayor and the Common Council, when requested, and a final report upon completion of its duties.
C. 
The CCC may establish one or more subcommittees to fulfill its duties and responsibilities upon an affirmative vote by its members.