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a3 entire documents. Services available in Spanish/Servicios Disponibles en Espanol. 3. Increase Representation of LEP Communities on Volunteer Advisory Boards and Commissions - In order to get LEP communities to participate on Boards and Commissions, it may be necessary to advertise with ethnic media and change meeting times. Additionally, it may be necessary to provide Spanish language applications and provide preliminary informational sessions to assist individuals in understanding what it means to serve on a Board or Commission. 4. Strengthen policies designed to reduce the impact of language and cultural barriers for LEP communities - Title VI is currently the primary policy that addresses services to the LEP community. As such, the County should have a uniform Title VI policy that is reviewed and updated on a regular (biannual) basis and a specifically designated employee (Title VI compliance officer or coordinator) with review and coordination responsibilities countywide. Currently, several Departments have created their own policies but there is no uniformity to the policies and there is no designated Title VI compliance person. Once a uniform Title VI policy is created all front line employees should be given notice that the policy exists and notice as to how queries or comments are to be referred. It is recommended that the LEP coordinator within the HRRD be designated by the County Manager to serve in this capacity. 5. Conduct Aggressive Outreach in LEP communities -When attempting to reach the Latino community, conduct aggressive outreach using resources such as ethnic media, community fairs, non-profit organizations, churches and other less formal methods of reaching the community. The Latino community tends to use word of mouth advertising. People and or agencies referred through the 21