2000-10 Supporting Census 2000Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Judi 4 A. Nielsen, CMC, Bo • s • h Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 2000 -10
Introduced by: Mayor Stevens
Requested by: Mayor Stevens
Drafted by: Borough Clerk
Introduced: 03/16/2000
Adopted: 03/16/2000
A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
SUPPORTING CENSUS 2000
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States mandates that a population count be
conducted every ten years; and
WHEREAS, a United States census has been conducted every ten years since 1790; and
WHEREAS, an estimated 275 million residents in nearly 120 million households will be counted
in Census 2000; and
WHEREAS, the census is conducted in the strictest of confidence and personal information is
not disclosed to anyone for any reason for 72 years; and
WHEREAS, information gathered in Census 2000 will help ensure that all congressional districts
in the United States have proportionate representation in the government; and
WHEREAS, information gathered in Census 2000 will help determine how communities across
the nation receive their fair share of more than $185 billion in federal funding each year; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THAT the Assembly of the Kodiak Island Borough supports Census 2000 as the first census of
the new century, and of which information received will form the cornerstone of knowledge about
our nation for the next decade.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH THAT the
Assembly of the Kodiak Island Borough recognizes April 1 as National Census Day and
encourages the community to make a commitment to ensure that there is a complete and
accurate count of all residents of Kodiak Island.
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS SIXTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, 2000
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ATTESJ: Tuck Bonney, Deputy Mayor
Resolution No. 2000 -10
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