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E Change of Title VI Coordinator and/or Head of Decision-making Body <br /> If Title VI Coordinator or Transportation Director changes, this document and all other documents that name <br /> the Coordinator, will immediately be updated, and an updated policy statement (and nondiscrimination <br /> agreement, if standalone) will be signed by the new Transportation Director. <br /> F. Organizational Chart <br /> OCTS currently employs 20 staff which consist of the following job categories: <br /> • Transportation Director <br /> • Transportation Administrator <br /> • Transit Operations Manager <br /> • Transit Operations Supervisor <br /> • 2 Dispatchers <br /> • 18 Drivers <br /> An organizational chart showing the Title VI Coordinator's place within the organization is in Appendix B. <br /> Subrecipients <br /> OCTS does not have pass through funds to any other organizations and, therefore, does not have any <br /> subrecipients. <br /> III. TITLE VI NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY STATEMENT <br /> It is the policy of Orange County Transportation Services (OCTS), as a federal-aid recipient, to ensure that no <br /> person shall, on the ground of race, color, national origin, sex, creed (religion), age or disability, be excluded <br /> from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any of our <br /> programs and activities, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act <br /> of 1987, and all other related nondiscrimination laws and requirements. <br /> Signature <br /> Nishith Trivedi,Transportation Director <br /> Date <br /> Title VI and Related Authorities <br /> Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Section 2000d) provides that, "No person in the United States <br /> shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits <br /> of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."The <br /> 1987 Civil Rights Restoration Act (P.L. 100-259) clarified and restored the original intent of Title VI by <br /> expanding the definition of "programs and activities" to include all programs and activities of federal-aid <br /> recipients, subrecipients, and contractors, whether such programs and activities are federally assisted or not. <br /> Related nondiscrimination authorities include, but are not limited to: U.S. DOT regulation, 49 CFR part 21, <br /> "Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation—Effectuation of Title <br /> VI of the Civil Rights Act"; 49 U.S.C. 5332, "Nondiscrimination (Public Transportation)"; FTA Circular 4702.113 - <br />