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Title VI

“No person in the United States shall, on the grounds 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.”

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Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a Federal law that states that no person shall on the ground of race, color, national origin, gender or disabilities be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or any activity receiving Federal funds. The entire institution whether educational, private, or governmental must comply with the Federal civil rights laws, not just the particular programs or activities receiving the federal funds.

Title VI Complaints

Title VI complaints of discrimination may be filed with the City Manager. Complaints should be filed within 180 days of the alleged discrimination. If you could not reasonable be expected to know that the act was discriminatory within the 180 day period, you have 60 days after you became aware to file your complaint.

Complaints must be in writing and must be signed by the complainant and/or the complainant's representative. The complaint must set forth as fully as possible the facts and circumstances surrounding the claimed discrimination. In cases where the complainant is unable or incapable of providing a written statement, the complainant will be assisted in converting the verbal complaint into a written complaint. All complaints, however, must be signed by the complainant and/or by the complainant's representative.

If a Title VI complaint is received on a Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) related contract against the City of Bloomfield Hills, MDOT will be responsible for conducting the investigation of the complaint. Upon receipt of a complaint filed against the city, the complaint and any pertinent information should immediately be forwarded to the MDOT, Office of Civil Rights Programs.

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