The City Council will appoint up to 35 members. Applicants should have experience in community organizing, public relations, event coordination, advertising or a similar field. The chair will be appointed by the Mayor subject to City Council approval. The committee should also have members representing regular users of census data including businesses, the Neighborhood Revitalization Program, foundations, the United Way, the research community, and the Minneapolis School, Park and Recreation and Library boards. The Complete Count Committee was created by the City Council on July 31.
All positions are currently open.
Representation is not limited to these categories. Members must be either a resident of Minneapolis or a representative of an organization located in Minneapolis. The census will be taken on April 1, 2000. Members are expected to serve from October 1998 through June 30, 2000. The committee will meet monthly or as necessary.