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Request to Receive an Annual Title VI Compliance Report and Readopt the Title VI Plan
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council to receive the Annual Title VI Compliance Report, summarizing implementation updates from the past year, and to readopt the Title VI Plan with updated goals for the coming year.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
As a recipient of federal aid, the Town of Carrboro is required to establish policies and procedures that ensure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related federal nondiscrimination laws. Federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation also requires these assurances to be incorporated into a Title VI Plan.
Carrboro Town Council adopted the Title VI Plan in November 2024, with a directive to submit an annual Title VI Compliance Report summarizing implementation updates, and to readopt the Plan with updated goals for the coming year. These actions fulfill the Town's annual reporting obligation to the NC Department of Transportation's Office of Civil Rights.
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Information
INFORMATION:
As established in the Title VI Plan, it is the policy of the Town of Carrboro to ensure that no person is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program, service, or activity administered or funded by the Town on the basis of race, color, national origin, limited English proficiency, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, familial status, pregnancy, income level, National Guard or veteran status, or religion, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other federal nondiscrimination authorities. Contractors and subrecipients are also required to comply with this policy.
The Title VI Plan is organized into five core co...
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