Resolution No. 25 for 2024 - Amending the Title VI Plan

A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE AMENDED CITY OF SWEET HOME PLAN FOR TITLE VI OF THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION (FTA) CIRCULAR 4702.1B.

WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Ace of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance; and

WHEREAS, the City of Sweet Home is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from the participation in, or denied the benefits of its programs and services on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin as protected by Title VI in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Circular 4702,1B; and

WHEREAS, the City of Sweet Home receives Federal financial assistance for the provision of public transportation services through the Oregon Department of Transportation Public Transit Program; and

WHEREAS, the City is able to utilize Federal financial assistance in partnership with Sweet Home Senior Citizens, Inc. to locally operate the Sweet Home Dial A Bus Program; and

WHEREAS, the Title VI Plan was last amended in January, 2019, and an amended plan is necessary to comply with FTA Circular 4702.1B.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THE CITY COUNCIL hereby approves and adopts the attached “City of Sweet Home Title VI Plan—FTA Recipients” and designates the City Manager or City Manager Pro Tem as the Title VI Plan Coordinator for the City.

This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage.  

PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 10th day of December, 2024.