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07/22/201919-282
07/22/2019
19-282
Community Connector
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Approving and Adopting Title VI Program for Community Connector Transit Service
This Order would approve and adopt a Title VI Program for the Community Connector transit
system. Adoption of this Plan is required, by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), to be reviewed
every three years for entities that are direct recipients of federal funds and is to include specific
items as directed by the FTA.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects people from discrimination based on race, color, and
national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. The Federal Transit
Administration works to ensure nondiscriminatory transportation in support of a mission to enhance
the social and economic quality of life for all Americans. The FTA Office of Civil Rights is responsible
for monitoring FTA recipients’ Title VI programs and ensuring their compliance with Title VI
requirements. Updates to the to the program include demographic information and employee
training on the Title VI Program.
Government Operations Committee
07/15/2019
Recommend for passage
50
Consent
07/22/201919-282
CITY OF BANGOR ORDER
07/22/2019
19-282
Davitt
Approving and Adopting Title VI Program for Community Connector Transit Service
Be it Ordered by the City Council of the City of Bangor that,
WHEREAS, the City of Bangor operates Community Connector serving six communities and the University of
Maine; and
WHEREAS, federal funding is utilized to assist with operational and capital costs; and
WHEREAS, federal funding will be received and administered by Community Connector is a Direct Recipient;
and
WHEREAS, all Direct Recipients of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding must approve and adopt a
Title VI Program in order to remain eligible to receive federal funding.
By the City Council of the City of Bangor:
ORDERED, That the attached Title VI Program updated June 1, 2019 is hereby approved and adopted for
purposes of meeting the requirements of, and submission to, the Federal Transit Administration
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