Title VI complaint

You may file a Title VI complaint if you believe you have been discriminated against by the City of Minneapolis based on:

• Race
• Color
• National origin

Read an overview of Title VI from the Department of Justice.

Report your complaint with the City

To file your complaint, you must complete and submit the City’s Title VI Complaint form. You will be considered the complainant.

 The Title VI complaint must:

• Be filed within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days of the alleged occurrence or when it became known.
• Involve a claim of discrimination based on race, color, national origin.`
• Include the date of the alleged act of discrimination and a detailed description of the issues. Be sure to include names and job titles of persons involved as subjects or witnesses.

City process

 The Title VI Coordinator, or their designee, will review the complaint to determine:

• Jurisdiction
• Merit of the complaint

 If the City accepts the complaint, the complainant will be notified in writing within seven (7) calendar days.

The City has sixty (60) calendar days to investigate the complaint and issue a determination.

Note:

• If more information is needed to resolve the case, the City may contact the complainant.
• If the complainant fails to respond to the City’s request for more information within seven calendar days, the City can close the case. 
• case can also be closed if the complainant no longer wishes to pursue their case.

 If the complainant is unsatisfied with the determination, they may appeal within seven (7) calendar days.

File a complaint with another agency

You may also file a complaint directly with the Metropolitan Council or the Federal Transit Administration.

Metropolitan Council: Office of Equity and Equal Opportunity - Title VI
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55101

FTA Office of Civil Rights
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20590

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