Kendall County Complete Count Census Commission met Jan. 30.
Here is the minutes provided by the commission:
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chair Robyn Vickers at 4:00pm.
ROLL CALL
| Attendee | Status | Arrived | Left Meeting |
| Robyn Vickers | Here | ||
| Scott Gengler | ABSENT | 4:39 | |
| Ed Bugg | ABSENT | ||
| Christina Burns | Here | ||
| Rob DeLong | Here | ||
| Becca Garcia | ABSENT | ||
| Katelyn Gregory | Here | ||
| Scott Gryder | Here | ||
| Lynette Heiden | ABSENT | ||
| Bob Hausler | Here | ||
| Cathy Kavanaugh | ABSENT | ||
| Brent Lightfoot | ABSENT | ||
| Chris Mehochko | Here |
APPROVAL OF AGENDA – Member Gryder made a motion to approve the agenda, second by
Member Mehochko. With seven members present in agreement, the motion carried.
DETERMINATION OF QUORUM: With seven members present there was a quorum.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 5, 2019 MEETING: Member Gryder made a motion to approve the minutes form the December 5, 2019 Meeting, second by Member DeLong. With seven members present in agreement the motion carried.
COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR: Chair Vickers noted that there was notice that the County received a $25,000 grant for Census efforts to assistant with hard to count populations. The funds are expected any day now and with the tight turn around a budget needs to be approved. Chair Vickers also noted that Mera Johnson and herself have started to attend events as part of Outreach Efforts.
DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF $25,000 GRANT BUDGET: Staff Liaison Mera Johnson reviewed the proposed budget for the expending of grant funds. As the committee discussed previously the bulk of the funds will go to hiring bilingual staff and for Chromebook kiosks to assist people in completing the Census. Member Hausler made a motion to approve the budget and forward it to the County Board, second by Member Gryder with all members present voting aye the motion carried.
DISCUSSION OF COMMECIAL ADS: Dave Marquis from WSPY made a presentation to the Committee about the benefits of advertising with WSPY both on the radio and the website and social media. He proposed several advertising options. Staff Liaison Mera Johnson will meet with Member Lightfoot who has expertise in this area to determine what would be the best target for advertising.
OUTREACH EVENTS AND EFFORTS: Staff Liaison Johnson noted that there is a table with upcoming events that both County staff and US Census Bureau Staff plan to cover in the packet. Ms. Johnson asked that if anyone knew of any events they should let her know so plans can be made to attend.
NEXT MEETINGS TO BE DETERMINED: Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 20, 2020
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
ADJOURNMENT – Member Hausler made a motion to adjourn the meeting, second by Member De
Long. With no objections, the meeting was adjourned at 4:41pm.
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