Title VI Implementation

TITLE VI CIVIL RIGHTS ACT POLICY AND NOTIFICATION

It is declared to be the policy for the people of Scottsdale, Arizona, that no person is discriminated against on the grounds of color, race, or national origin as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related legislation. Specifically, Title VI provides that, "No person in the United States shall, on the grounds 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." Additional protections are provided in the Scottsdale City Code for religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity for City employment. The City of Scottsdale strives to ensure nondiscrimination in all of its programs and activities, whether those programs and activities are federally funded or not. As a subrecipient of federal funding, the City of Scottsdale is responsible pursuant to 28 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)§ 42.401 et.seq. and 28 CFR§ 50.3 and the U.S. Department of Transportation Title VI implementing regulations at 49 CFR part 21 and Ord. No. 02014.10, 2-27-14.