The Carbon County Commission has approved a plan to meet the guidelines for federal financial assistance recipients under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin and includes persons of limited English language proficiency.
During the regular commission meeting of October 4, Deputy County Attorney Christian Bryner explained the Senior Citizens Center needs a new van and is eligible to receive a federal grant, but must show a Title VI Plan has been established regarding the county’s programs, information, activities and services.
Bryner advised Title VI requires that there is a complaint procedure in place to be followed if someone believes they have encountered discrimination in their dealings with the county. He said the County will also designate a Title VI Coordinator and recommended Human Resources Department Director Rose Barnes.
The county must also indicate whether the number of people who are of limited English language proficiency amounts to five percent of the population. Bryner said, “In Carbon County we have over six percent of the population who speak Spanish, but only 1.73 percent do not speak English proficiently. So we are below that five percent threshold that would suggest we otherwise would publish all of our documents in Spanish and so forth.”
The plan also provides that the county has Spanish speakers on staff to provide translation services if needed. Bryner related, “I know Seth Oveson, our County Clerk has provided translation in many instances, and there are one or two others.”
The county will also put up instructional posters regarding the complaint process for any Title VI violation.
Once the Title VI plan is in place, there is a three year waiting period to receive the federal grants, which are an 80/20 match.
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