It is the policy of the city of Aurora (the city) that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in any operation of the city.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The city of Aurora is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No applicant for employment or employee shall be discriminated against because of age, race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability or military status. The city shall develop and maintain a plan for diversity. Through its staff, the city shall periodically analyze its employment related practices and its plan for diversity to ensure compliance with this policy. The city's Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (EEOP) is available for review by contacting the Employee Relations Office in Human Resources at [email protected].

Language Access

The city of Aurora recognizes the importance of effective and accurate communication between its personnel and the community it serves. The city's Language Access Plan sets forth the actions the city will take to ensure that persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and persons with disabilities have meaningful access to city services, programs and activities. In accordance with federal guidelines, the city will make reasonable efforts to provide or arrange for free language assistance for LEP persons and persons with disabilities who have alternative communication needs (ASL). Requests for language assistance services, complaints and grievances should be made to Ricardo Gambetta, manager of the Office of International and Immigrant Affairs, at 303.739.7252, or [email protected].

View the city of Aurora's Language Access Plan

Title VI

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin in programs, services or activities receiving federal financial assistance. The city of Aurora is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in any operation of the city on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion or age, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes.

If you believe that you have been the subject of unlawful discrimination related to a City of Aurora program or service, you can access the complaint form below.

To view the City of Aurora's Title VI Plan: Signed Title VI Plan

To complete and submit online: Title VI Complaint Online

For a printable version: Title VI Complaint PDF

For questions, please contact: [email protected]

Fair Housing

The Fair Housing Act protects people from inequity in nearly all housing rental and sales transactions. The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the federal Fair Housing Act of Amendments Act of 1988 prohibit discrimination in housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status and disability. For more information on fair housing, visit the city's Community Development Division page.

Americans With Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

The city of Aurora affirmatively supports compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. As a reflection of this support, the city shall not tolerate incidents of discrimination against individuals with disabilities either in its employment practices or in providing access to municipal services, activities or programs.

Although the ADA does not require the city of Aurora to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden, the city shall make every effort to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities through provision of auxiliary aids, and through reasonable modifications to policies and programs, to ensure that individuals with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of the city's programs, services and activities. 

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 Aurora, should contact the office of Accessibility as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event. Please visit our Accessibility page to access our web form and/or to access our email, phone number and mailing address. 

The city of Aurora 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 are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs. 

Complaints or grievances that a program, service or activity of the city of Aurora is not accessible to persons with disabilities should also contact the city of Aurora's certified ADA Coordinator at www.auroragov.org/accessibility and submit grievances via our webform, via email, or through direct phone communication with the ADA Coordinator.