Fair Housing, ADA, EEO and MBE Compliance Statement

Minority and Women Business Enterprises (M/WBE) (Supplier Diversity)
The City of Cedar Key is committed to supplier diversity in the performance of all contracts associated with Federal and State funding projects.  For projects funded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the City and the Bidder/Contractor are required to make good faith efforts to encourage the participation of minority owned and woman owned and small business enterprises in accordance with applicable laws.

The Bidder/Contractor will be required to submit documentation to reflect the affirmative action steps taken to utilize certified minority- and women-owned businesses in the work and the intended use of these companies in the work.   Documentation shall include evidence that qualified minority and women’s businesses have been solicited for subcontracting work and/or supplies, as may be needed to complete the work. The list of certified minority- and women-owned businesses that operate in the City of Cedar Key region can be found at the following web address:

Florida Department of Management Services, Office of Supplier Diversity
https://vendorstrator.dms.myflorida.com/directoryThe Bidder/Contractor will be responsible for participating in these affirmative steps and providing documentation to that effect.

Fair Housing Coordinator and Information 

It is the policy of the City of Cedar Key,  in keeping with the laws of the United States of America and the spirit of the Constitution of the State of Florida, to promote through fair, orderly and lawful procedure the opportunity for each person so desiring to obtain housing of such person’s choice in this City, without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, familial status, handicap, or age, and, to that end, to prohibit discrimination in housing by any person. For more information on Fair Housing contact the Fair Housing Coordinator as follows:

TBA, City Clerk/Fair Housing Coordinator
Public Records Custodian
P.O. Box 339
490 2nd Street
Cedar Key, FL 32625
Phone: (352) 543-5132
Email: cityhall@cedarkeyfl.us

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Coordinator and Information 

In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the City of Cedar Key will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.  Employment:  The City of Cedar Key does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA.  Effective Communication:  The City of Cedar Key will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communications for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in City of Cedar Key’s programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing or vision impairments.  Modifications to Policies and Procedures:  The City of Cedar Key will make all reasonable modifications to policies or procedures to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcome in the City of Cedar Key’s facilities/properties, even where pets are generally prohibited.  Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service or activity of the City of Cedar Key, should contact the City’s ADA Coordinator as soon as possible but no later than forty-eight (48) hours before the scheduled event.   Contact information for the ADA Coordinator is as follows:

TBA, City Clerk/ADA Coordinator
Public Records Custodian
P.O. Box 339
490 2nd Street
Cedar Key, FL 32625
Phone: (352) 543-5132
Email: cityhall@cedarkeyfl.us

The ADA does not require the City of Cedar Key to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.  Complaints that a program, service or activity of the City of Cedar Key is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the ADA Coordinator as listed above.  The City of Cedar Key  will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs. 

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Coordinator and Information 

The City of Cedar Key certifies that it complies with the Equal Employment Opportunity Laws of the United States and that it shall require contractors that it hires with funds provided through the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) to comply with the Equal Employment Opportunity Laws of the United States.  Towards this end, the City of Cedar Key shall have in place an equal employment opportunity resolution or ordinance that protects its applicants and employees and the applicants and employees of its contractors from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, familial status, handicap, or age.  The resolution is on file with the City.  To arrange an appointment to view the resolution or to obtain a copy, or if you have any questions regarding equal employment opportunity or to register a complaint, contact:

TBA, City Clerk/EEO Coordinator
Public Records Custodian
P.O. Box 339
490 2nd Street
Cedar Key, FL 32625
Phone: (352) 543-5132
Email: cityhall@cedarkeyfl.us