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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: March 4, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Elliot Kampert
SUBJECT: Approval of Title VI Policy and Limited English Proficiency Plan
DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Title VI and Nondiscrimination Policy and LEP Plan are
required as a condition of receiving Federal financial assistance under the Federal Transit Act of
1964 to insure that no person on the basis of race, color, or national origin will be subjected to
discrimination in the level and quality of transportation services and transit-related benefits.
BACKGROUND: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis
of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance.
Specifically, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, “protects any person in the
United States on the ground of race, color, or national origin from being excluded from
participation, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any
program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department of
Transportation” (42 U.S.C. Section 2000d).
By approving the Title VI Policy and LEP Plan the BCC demonstrates that it is committed to
ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of its transit
services on the basis of race, color, or national origin, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d et. seq.
This plan was developed to guide the BCC in its administration and management of Title VI
related activities.
RECOMMENDATION: The Department of Growth Management requests that the Board
approve the Title VI and Nondiscrimination Policy and LEP Plan by authorizing the Chairman to
sign the Title VI Federal Transit Administration Civil Rights Assurance.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator