Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act

In accordance with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in the City’s employment, services, programs, or activities.

Employment:
The City 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 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Effective Communication:
The City will generally, upon request, provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the City’s programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in alternative formats, 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 will make all reasonable modifications to policies and procedures to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all City programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in City offices, even where pets are generally prohibited. The City will not impose unnecessary eligibility standards or rules that deny individuals with disabilities the opportunity to participate in service, programs or activities.

Surcharges:
The City 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.

Architectural Barriers:
The City will take all required action to provide access to its building and facilities to individuals with disabilities.

Fundamental Alterations/Undue Burden:
The ADA does not require the City to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.

Requesting an Accommodation:
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a City program, service, or activity, should contact the ADA Coordinator, at 530-757-5694 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event. For your convenience, the Request for Accommodation or Barrier Removal form is available.

Complaints:
Complaints that a City program, service, activity, or facility is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the ADA Coordinator.

Grievance Procedure:

This Grievance Procedure is established to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). It may be used by anyone who wishes to file a complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the provision of services, activities, programs, or benefits by the City of Davis.

The procedure to file a grievance is as follows:

STEP 1. A written grievance should be filed on the ADA Grievance Form attached hereto. If the grievance is not filed on the Grievance Form, it should nonetheless contain the following information:

· The name, address, and telephone number of the person filing the grievance.

· The name, address, and telephone number of the person alleging the ADA violation, if other than the person filing the grievance.

 · A description of the alleged violation and the remedy sought.

· Information regarding whether a complaint has been filed with the United States Department of Justice or other federal or state civil rights agency or court.

· If a complaint has been filed, the name of the agency or court where the complaint was filed, the date the complaint was filed, and the name, address and telephone number of a contact person with the agency with which the complaint was filed.

An oral grievance can be filed by contacting the ADA Coordinator. The oral grievance will be reconfigured to writing by the ADA Coordinator utilizing the ADA Grievance Form and will be signed by grievant.

STEP 2. The receipt of the grievance will be acknowledged within two (2) business days of filing.

STEP 3. Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt, the ADA Coordinator will conduct the investigation necessary to determine the validity of the alleged violation. If appropriate, the ADA Coordinator will arrange to meet with the grievant to discuss the matter and attempt to reach an informal resolution of the grievance. Any informal resolution of the grievance will be documented in CITY’s ADA Grievance File.

STEP 4. If an informal resolution of the grievance is not reached, a written determination as to the validity of the complaint and description of the resolution, if appropriate, shall be issued by the ADA Coordinator and a copy forwarded to the grievant no later than ninety (90) calendar days from the date of CITY’s receipt of the grievance.

STEP 5. The grievant may request reconsideration if he/she is dissatisfied with the written determination. The request for reconsideration shall be in writing and filed with the CITY, City Manager, 23 Russell Blvd, Davis, CA within thirty calendar (30) days after the ADA Coordinator’s determination has been mailed to the grievant. The City Manager shall review the request for reconsideration and make a final determination within ninety calendar (90) days from the filing of the request for reconsideration.

STEP 6. If the grievant is dissatisfied with CITY’s handling of the grievance at any stage of the process or does not wish to file a grievance through CITY’s ADA Grievance Procedure, the grievant may file a complaint directly with the United States Department of Justice or other appropriate state or federal agency. Use of CITY’s grievance procedure is not a prerequisite to the pursuit of other remedies.

The resolution of any specific grievance will require consideration of varying circumstances, such as the specific nature of the disability; the nature of the access to the programs, services, activities, or facilities at issue and the essential eligibility requirements for participation; the health and safety of others; and the degree to which an accommodation would constitute a fundamental alteration to the program, service, activity or facility, or cause an undue hardship to CITY. Accordingly, the resolution by CITY of any one grievance does not constitute a precedent upon which CITY is bound or upon which other complaining parties may rely.

File Maintenance CITY OF DAVIS’s ADA Coordinator shall maintain ADA grievance files for a period of three (3) years from the date of notice of the grievance. For more information, please contact:

For more information on the City's ADA Notice and Grievance Policy and Procedure

To access the City's ADA Grievance Form or contact the ADACoordinator@cityofdavis.org

ADA Community Advisors Group:
This is an informal group of citizens who meet a few times each year. Primary areas of discussion include: providing feedback to staff on potential or upcoming City ADA projects, receiving information regarding the prior program/fiscal year City ADA project accomplishments, and providing input to City staff on ADA related issues under the City's jurisdiction. These meetings are held to obtain advice and feedback from the group on the primary ADA activities of the City.

An individual is added to this group's interest list by emailing the ADA coordinator.  We encourage participation from individuals with a variety of viewpoints from within the community of persons with disabilities, including: persons with physical disabilities, persons with visual disabilities, persons with auditory disabilities, members of advocacy groups, subject matter experts, and family members of individuals with disabilities.

This group provides a resource for staff to call on community members with varying levels of expertise and experience for input and technical advice.

Contact Information:
530-757-5694
530-757-5666 (TTY)
Email to ADAcoordinator@cityofdavis.org

Mailing Address:
ADA Coordinator, Jillian LeDuc
City of Davis Parks & Community Services
23 Russell Blvd.
Davis, CA 95616

Notice Regarding Title VI Compliance

The City of Davis, as a recipient of Federal Transit Administration funds, is committed to providing quality transit service to all customers and follows all federal non-discrimination rules and regulations, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Equal Employment Opportunity program.

Read more information on the Title VI notice and the complaint procedure.

View a copy of the Title VI Program and Language Assistance Plan (PDF).