OTHER-2022-067-Title VI Plan review and adoption

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I . INTRODUCTION Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U . S . C . 2000d 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 . " The broader application of nondiscrimination law is found in other statutes , executive orders, and regulations , which provide additional protections based on age , sex, creed ( religion ) , and disability, including the 1987 Civil Rights Restoration Act, which extended nondiscrimination coverage to all programs and activities of federal - aid recipients , subrecipients , and contractors, including those that are not federally-funded ( SEE APPENDIx A — NONDISCRIMINATION AUTHORITIES . OCTS is a recipient of Federal Transit Administration ( FTA ) funds from the North Carolina Department of Transportation ( NCDOT ) . OCTS establishes this Title VI Nondiscrimination Plan for the purpose of complying with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as required by FTA Circular 4702 . 113, and related requirements outlined within the FTA Certifications & Assurances, " Nondiscrimination Assurance . " This document details the nondiscrimination program , policies, and practices administered by OCTS , and will be updated periodically to incorporate changes and additional responsibilities as they are made . This Plan will be submitted to NCDOT or FTA, upon request . II . DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES As r rServices Administered OCTS provides public transportation options to its customers within county limits of Orange County, North Carolina . OCTS provides both demand response service and fixed route service . Our demand response service includes transportation provided by Rural Operating Assistance Program ( ROAP ) , Non - Emergency Medical Transportation ( Medicaid ) , and Americans with Disabilities Act . Our fixed route service is comprised of four buses . The Hillsborough Circulator which circulates the town of Hillsborough from Sam — 5pm Monday through Friday which is fare free . Then there is the Orange - Chapel Hill Connector which has two buses one that starts in Cedar Grove , NC and the other that starts in Chapel Hill , NC, fare for this route is two dollars one -way or four dollars round trip . The Orange —Chapel Hill Connector is in service from 9 : 45am - 3 : 50pm Monday through Friday . Lastly there is the Orange — Alamance Connector this routes services the Town of Hillsborough and City of Mebane from 10@00am — 3@00pm Monday through Friday, fare for this route is two dollars one way or four dollars round trip . Following the Orange County Holiday Schedule , OCTS' s Administrative Office and Fixed Route Services are closed the following days in 2020 . New Year' s Day : January 1 , 2020 Martin Luther King . Jr' s Birthday : January 20, 2020 Good Friday : April 10, 2020 Memorial Day : May 25 , 2020 Independence Day : July 3 , 2020 Labor Day : September 7 , 2020 Thanksgiving : November 26 - 27 , 2020Christmas December 24, 25 , 28 , 2020 2 � Page