1.  Urban County Program (UCP) is requesting Commissioner’s Court consideration and approval to appoint the UCP Executive Director as the Civil Rights Officer to ensure compliance for the following:

•  Nondiscrimination requirements contained in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) regulations implementing Section 504, Equal Opportunity and Fair Housing Officer(s) for the 2016 Colonia Economically Distressed Areas Program Fund (CEDAP) TDA Contract No. 7127005

 2. Urban County Program (UCP) is requesting Commissioner’s Court consideration and approval to appoint the UCP Executive Director as the Labor Standards Officer to ensure compliance for the following:

• The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) regulations implementing Davis-Bacon Labor Standards for the 2016 Colonia Economically Distressed Areas Program Fund (CEDAP) TDA Contract No. 7127005

As required by the Texas Department of Agriculture, the Hidalgo County Urban County Program must designate a Civil Rights Officer to ensure compliance with Section 504, Equal Opportunity and Fair Housing, which all prohibit disability discrimination by any program or activity that receives federal/state funds. Please see attached forms to be used for the designation of Civil Rights Officer and the Labor Standards Officer.