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 provides that “no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” (42 U.S.C. Section 2000d).

The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 clarified the intent of Title VI to include all programs and activities of Federal-aid recipients, sub-recipients, and contractors whether those programs and activities are federally funded or not.

The City of Greenville, NC (“City”) is a direct recipient and sub-recipient of federal financial aid from USDOT operating administrations and other federal agencies, and Title VI is implemented across the City’s programs and activities.

Title VI Policy Statement

It is the policy of the City of Greenville, NC to ensure that no person shall, on the ground of race, color, national origin, Limited English Proficiency, sex, age, or disability, (and low-income, where applicable), be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any of our programs and activities, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, U.S. Department of Transportation Order 1050.2A, Title 49 C.F.R. Part 21, 23 C.F.R. Part 200, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, Executive Orders 12898 and 13166, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, U.S. Department of Homeland Security regulation 6 C.F.R. Part 19, and other pertinent nondiscrimination authorities.

The following practices are hereby prohibited throughout the City to comply, at a minimum, with Title VI and related requirements:

• Denying a person any service, financial aid, or other benefit provided under the program;
• Providing any service, financial aid, or other benefit to a person which is different, or is provided in a different manner, from that provided to others under the program;
• Subjecting a person to segregation or separate treatment in any matter related to his receipt of any service, financial aid, or other benefit under the program;
• Restricting a person in any way in the enjoyment of any advantage or privilege enjoyed by others receiving any service, financial aid, or other benefit under the program;
• Treating a person differently from others in determining whether they satisfy any admission, enrollment, quota, eligibility, membership, or other requirement or condition which persons must meet in order to be provided any service, financial aid, or other benefit provided under the program;
• Denying a person an opportunity to participate in the program through the provision of services or otherwise or afford them an opportunity to do so which is different from that afforded others under the program; or
• Discrimination in any employment resulting from a program, a primary objective of which is to provide employment;
• Acts of intimidation or retaliation, including threatening, coercing, or discriminating against any individual for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by any pertinent nondiscrimination law, or because they have made a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing; or
• Denying a person the opportunity to participate as a member of a planning, advisory, or similar body.

To ensure that appropriate program measures are implemented and monitored, I have designated Jessica Carter as the City’s Title VI Coordinator, 252-329-4418 or [email protected] and Linda McCarthy, ADA Coordinator, 252-329-4452 or [email protected].  As expression of my commitment to and support of the City of Greenville, North Carolina’s Title VI Nondiscrimination program, below is my signature as City Manager of the City of Greenville, North Carolina.

Michael Cowin, City Manager

(Click here to view a signed copy of this statement)

(Haga clic aqui para ver una version en espanol de la declaracion)