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PUBLIC NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Resolution 2021 - 18
WHEREAS, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (as amended) prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap in federally assisted programs and activities; and
WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) enacted on July 26, 1990, provides comprehensive civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities in the areas of employment,
public accommodations, State and local government services, and telecommunications; and
WHEREAS, most programs and activities of State and local governments are recipients of Federal financial assistance from one or more Federal funding agencies;
NOW, THEREFORE, In accordance with the requirements of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Rexburg will not discriminate against qualified individuals
with disabilities on the basis of disability in its 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 title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Effective Communication: The City will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they
can participate equally in its 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 will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to
enjoy all its programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in City offices, 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 City program, service, or activity, should
contact the office of the City Clerk as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
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.
Complaints that a City program, service, or activity is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the City Clerk.
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.
Se le puede proveer esta notificación en un formato accesible para las personas discapacidades y/o personas con conocimientos limitados del inglés a pedido.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR THIS 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2021.
ATTEST: ________________________________
Jerry Merrill
Mayor
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Deborah Lovejoy
City Clerk