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Director outlines Title VI compliance deadline, council directs translated phrase lists
Summary
Community Development/Engineering Director Margie Pozin updated the council on Title VI work and was directed to produce department-specific phrase lists to be translated; the city must submit Title VI documents to the Georgia DOT by June 30, 2026.
Community Development/Engineering Director Margie Pozin updated the Duluth City Mayor and Council on the city's annual Title VI compliance work at the March 23 work session, noting that Title VI documentation must be submitted to the Georgia Department of Transportation before June 30, 2026.
Pozin said departments will need practical tools for everyday interactions. The council directed staff to work with each department to develop lists of commonly used phrases and have those lists translated into other languages for staff use when needed. Pozin was asked to note progress on this directive in her next Title VI report.
The directive is procedural: it asks departments to prepare translated phrase lists for staff use and does not, at this meeting, change the Title VI submission requirements or schedule beyond the existing June 30 deadline. The item will be tracked in future Title VI reporting, per the council's instruction.
The work session record shows no formal vote on Title VI policy changes; the action taken was direction to staff to develop and report on language-access resources.
