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ORDINANCE NO. 92-94?11
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-33.1 OF CHAPTER 2,
ADMINISTRATION, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY 1/
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
_ SECTION 1. Sec. 2-33.1, Grievance procedure for
complaints relating to suspected or alleged discrimination on
the basis of yiAAdJoApood disability status is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"(a) Any person (employee or citizen) who believes
that he or she has been subjected to discrimination as pro-
hibited by the Federal Revenue Sharing program regulations and
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the American
with Disabilities Act of 1990 may, personally or by a
representative, file a complaint with the office of the Mayor
of the City of Paducah. A person who has not personally been
subjected to discrimination may also file a complaint.
"(b) When any person, (citizen, applicant or
employee) who believes he or sue has been adversely affected by
an act or decision by the City of Paducah, and that..such act or
decision was based on ylAAdJoAtoOd disability status, shall have
the right to process a complaint or grievance in accordance
with the following procedure.
y (1) Step One. An aggrieved person must submit a
written statement to the Section 504/ADA
administrator setting forth the nature of the
discrimination alleged and facts upon which the
allegation is based.
(2) Step Two. The Section 504/ADA administrator
shall contact the complainant no later than
fifteen (15) days after receiving the written
statement to establish an informal meeting with
the objective of resolving the matter
informally. However, in no case shall the
informal meeting be conducted sooner than five
(5) days nor more than forty-five (45) days
after receiving the written statement.
There shall be prepared a written documentary of
the discussions at the informal meeting, which
shall be preserved in the records of the City of
Paducah.
(3) Step Three. Within fifteen (15) days of the
informal meeting, if no decision has been made
by the City of Paducah or the decision of the
City does not satisfy the complainant, he or,she
✓ may request a hearing with the Board of Commis-
sioners by submitting a written request to the
City.
(4) Step Four. In thus discussing the grievance,
the complainant may designate any person of his
choice to appear with him and participate in the
discussion. The Board of Commissioners shall
require the Section 504/ADA administrator to
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participate in the discussion of the grievance
when it is brought before the Board of
Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners shall
issue a written decision on the matter within
fifteen (15) days, and the decision shall be the
final procedure for the complainant at the local
level.
There shall be prepared a written documentary of
the discussion at the hearing, which shall be
preserved in the records of the City of Paducah.
"(c) The administration of these procedures and
related federal and state regulations shall be the responsi-
bility of the Section 504/ADA administrator of Paducah."
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be read on two
separate days and will become effective upon summary publi-
cation pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners September 15, 1992
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners September 22, 1992
Recorded by Lenita Smith, City Clerk, September 22, 1992
Published by The Paducah Sun Gt,3O,/9902.
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