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Committee orders Title 6 policy by July 1, refers funding request to budget
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Sumner County purchasing and financial management committee directed staff to draft a Title 6 nondiscrimination policy vetted through the committee by July 1 and voted to refer a request for funding a Title 6 coordinator to the county budget process.
The Sumner County Purchasing and Financial Management Committee voted to have staff deliver a Title 6 nondiscrimination policy vetted through the committee and approved by July 1, and it referred a request for resources to the county budget to fund a coordinator role.
Committee members said Title 6 obligations — raised in discussion about federal grant requirements and employment practices — affect countywide operations, not only grant administration. Eric, the law director, warned that failures to follow Title 6 procedures could expose the county to “significant lawsuits based on discrimination,”…
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