On June 17, 1997, the City of Knoxville’s City Council approved Knoxville’s policy and procedure manual for compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Purpose

The purpose of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is to prohibit programs, which receive federal funds from discriminating against participants or clients on the basis of race, color, or national origin. The intent of the law is to insure that all persons, regardless of their race, color or national origin, are allowed to participate in federally funded programs. To insure that the City of Knoxville meets its compliance responsibility, procedures are established to provide for comprehensive monitoring of Title VI compliance activities and complaint processing in all operations and programs directly or indirectly responsible to the City of Knoxville.