DATE: June 16, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Adopt Title VI Implementation Plan
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Resolution adopting the Public Works and Planning Title VI Implementation Plan, in order for the County of Fresno to remain eligible for funding opportunities; and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the Planning Title VI Implementation Plan.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will authorize the Chairman to execute a resolution adopting the Title VI Implementation Plan which ensures nondiscrimination in all of the Department of Public Works and Planning activities and programs and help maintain eligibility for future funding opportunities. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to approve the Title VI Plan, which may result in the Department remaining noncompliant or require staff to make changes to the plan. If the recommended action is not approved, any future grant applications would not be in compliance.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin, sex, age, disability or socio-economic status 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 Department has a history of observing the mandates of Title VI through the use of best practices. This plan is intended to formalize t...
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