1. Urban County Program (UCP) is requesting Commissioner’s Court consideration and approval to appoint the UCP Executive Director as the Civil Rights, Fair Housing, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Section 504 Standards Officer to ensure compliance for the following:

• Nondiscrimination requirements contained in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Texas General Land Office (GLO) regulation implementing Civil Rights, Fair Housing, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Section 504 Standards Officer for the GLO/CDBG-DR Contract  No. 18-419-000-B128.

2. UCP is requesting Commissioner’s Court consideration and approval to appoint the UCP Executive Director as the Section 3 Coordinator to ensure compliance for the following:

• GLO regulations implementing Section 3 requirements for the GLO/CDBG-DR Contract

As required by the Texas General Land Office (GLO), the Hidalgo County Urban County Program must designate an Officer to ensure compliance with Civil Rights, Fair Housing, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Section 504 Standards, which all prohibit disability discrimination by any program or activity that receives federal/state funds. Also, appointment of a Section 3 Coordinator and Labor Standards Officer is required by the GLO.