Marshall County adopted revisions to its Title VI plan on Monday.
The plan is required by the state to be in compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and state statute – which will require training, follow-up, and reporting requirements. Title VI disallows discrimination on the basis of race or national origin by any group receiving federal funding.
Marshall County Attorney Jim Clevenger presented the county’s plan to the Commissioners for consideration on Monday.
“The revisions were fairly minor,” says Clevenger. “They were made so as to make it easier for us as a county to comply with the things that would be required.”
Those revisions were made by a working committee to ensure compliance with federal Title VI guidelines, but Clevenger says the changes are minor.
Marshall County Auditor Julie Fox suggested putting the plan into ordinance form. The plan was adopted on three readings on Monday by the Commissioners.
Now that the plan has been put into place, reporting requirements will be considered standard in the instance a private individual or state or federal agency wants to observe the files.
Clevenger says things don’t stop with adoption of the ordinance.
“Adopting the non-discrimination Title VI policy is one thing, but this plan/policy does call for follow-up training, reporting, a number of things that we’re going to have to make some changes on,” says Clevenger.
The Commissioners have said a committee will meet once per year to ensure compliance and correct any issues related to the policy.
Forms would also be required for employees that receive training under federal Title VI guidelines.
