2026-036 - Regarding Civil Rights Policies for the City of Paris as related to the Texas General Land Office Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Resilient Community ProgrRESOLUTION No. 2026-036 Regarding Civil Rights
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, TEXAS, RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS POLICIES FOR
THE CITY OF PARIS, AS RELATED TO THE TEXAS GENERAL
LAND OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT -
MITIGATION (CDBG-MIT) RESILIENT COMMUNITY PROGRAM
UNDER CONTRACT NUMBER 23-160-222-F820; MAKING
OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas, (hereinafter referred to as "City of Paris"
has been awarded CDBG funding through a CDBG-Mitigation (MIT) grant from the
Texas General Land Office (hereinafter referred to as "GLO"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Paris, in accordance with Section 109 of the Title I of the
Housing and Community Development Act. (24 CFR 6); the Age Discrimination Act of
1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-6107); and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 794) and for construction contracts greater than $10,000, must take actions to
ensure that no person or group is denied benefits such as employment, training,
housing, and contracts generated by the CDBG activity, on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paris, in consideration for the receipt andl acceptance of
federal funding, agrees to comply with all federal rules and regulations including those
rules and regulations governing citizen participation and civil rights protections; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paris, in accordance with Section 3 of the Housing and
Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, and 24 CFR Part 75, is required, to the
greatest extent feasible, to provide training and employment opportunities to lower
income residents and contract opportunities to businesses in the TxCDBG project area;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Paris, in accordance with Section 104(1) of the Housing
and Community Development Act, as amended, and State's certification requirements
at 24 CFR 91.325(b)(6), must adopt an excessive force policy that prohibits the use of
excessive force against non-violent civil rights demonstrations; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paris, in accordance with Executive Order 13166, must
take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to services in federally assisted
programs and activities by persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) and must have
an LEP plan in place specific to the locality and beneficiaries for each CDBG project;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Paris, in accordance with Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, does not discriminate on the basis of disability and agrees to
ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities have access to programs and activities
that receive federal funds; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paris, in accordance with Section 808(e)(5) of the Fair
Housing Act (42 USC 3608(e)(5)) that requires HUD programs and activities be
administered in a manner affirmatively to further the policies of the Fair Housing Act,
agrees to conduct at least one activity during the contract period of the CDBG contract,
to affirmatively further fair housing; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paris agrees to maintain written standards of conduct covering
conflicts of interest and governing the actions of its employees engaged in the selection, award
and administration of contracts.
1. Citizen Participation Plan;
2. Excessive Force Policy;
3. Section 504 Policy and Grievance Procedures;
4. Code of Conduct Policy
5. [if applicable] Limited English Proficiency Plan,
& Fair Housing Policy
Passed and approved this 14th day of September, 2026.
Mihir Pankaj, M9yor
Attest:
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anie H. Harris, City Attorney