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RES-2015-016
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ORANGE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) PARATRANSIT PLAN
WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed by Congress and signed into law
by the President in July 1990; and
WHEREAS, the ADA prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in employment, housing
and transportation; and
WHEREAS, the ADA's intent is to ensure equal opportunity for persons with disabilities to access
public accommodations, public services, telecommunications and transportation; and
WHEREAS, to comply with the ADA, Orange Public Transportation is required to provide paratransit
service to those persons with disabilities who are unable to use or access the fixed-route transit
system; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation and U.S. Department of Transportation
require public transit operators providing fixed-route service to submit complementary paratransit
plans and annual updates to the Federal Transit Administration; and
WHEREAS, Orange Public Transportation will be expanding fixed-route service considerably over the
coming year necessitating a need to develop and adopt a major update to its ADA paratransit plan
with an updated service plan and service area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that the
Board approves and adopts the 2015 Orange Public Transportation ADA Paratransit Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners authorizes the
Orange County Transportation Planner to submit the 2015 Orange Public Transportation ADA
Paratransit Plan to the North Carolina Department of Transportation and ederal Transit
Administration.
Upon motion of Commissioner seconded by Commissioner
the foregoing resolution was ado ed this the 17th day of March, 2015.
I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said Board at a
meeting held on March 17, 2015, as relates in any way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said
proceedings are recorded in the minutes of said Board.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this day of 15.
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