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ORANGE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TITLE VI PLAN <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC OF RIGHTS UNDER TITLE VI <br />Orange Public Transportation <br />x Orange Public Transportation operates its programs and services without regard <br />to race, color, and national in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Any <br />person who believes she or he has been aggrieved by any unlawful <br />discriminatory practice under Title VI may file a complaint with Orange Public <br />Transportation. <br />x For more information on Orange Public Transportation’s civil rights program and <br />the procedures to file a complaint, contact (919) 245-2008; email <br />pmurphy@orangecountync.gov; or visit our administrative offices at 600 NC <br />Highway 86 North, Hillsborough, NC 27278. For more information, visit <br />www.co.orange.nc.us/transportation. <br />x A complainant may file a complaint directly with the Federal Transit <br />Administration by filing a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights, Attention: Title <br />VI Program Coordinator, East Building, 5th Floor-TCR, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, <br />SE Washington, DC 20590. <br />x If information is needed in another language, contact 919-245-2008. Si se <br />necesita informacion en otro idioma de contacto, 919-245-2008. <br />Title VI information shall be disseminated to OPT employees annually via the Title VI <br />Education Notice to OPT employees (Exhibit 1) in payroll envelopes. This notice <br />reminds employees of the OPT Title VI policy statement and their Title VI <br />responsibilities in their daily work and duties. This information will also be disseminated <br />to new OPT employees during new employee orientation. All employees shall be <br />provided a copy of the Title VI Plan and required to sign the acknowledgement of <br />receipt (Exhibit 2). <br />For users of the system requiring registration or enrollment for specialized services, <br />OPT will ensure that all new riders are provided with a copy of the Title VI Plan during <br />intake/registration/subscription, and upon approval, it will be distributed to all current <br />registered/enrolled users of the system. The Title VI Plan will also be located on the <br />OPT website for public view. <br />III. Subcontracts and Vendors <br />All subcontractors and vendors who receive payments from OPT in which funding <br />originates from any federal assistance are subject to the provisions of Title VI of the <br />Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended. Written contracts shall contain non-discrimination <br />43 <br />ReturntoAgenda