NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), the City of Tamarac will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.

Employment: The City of Tamarac 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 Tamarac will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the City of Tamarac’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 Tamarac will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs 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 Tamarac Offices, even when 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 Tamarac, should contact the office of Peter Richardson, City Clerk/ADA Coordinator at (954) 597-3505 or Florida Relay 1 (800) 955-8770 (Voice) or 1 (800) 955-8771 (TTY) as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.

The ADA does not require the City of Tamarac 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 Tamarac is not accessible to the persons with disabilities should be directed to Peter Richardson, City Clerk/ADA Coordinator at (954) 597-3505 or Florida Relay 1 (800) 955-8770 (Voice) or 1 (800) 955-8771 (TTY).

The City of Tamarac 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 a policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE UNDER
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

The grievance procedure is established to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”). The City of Tamarac established the following internal procedure to ensure the prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the provision of its services, activities, programs, or benefits by the City. This grievance procedure is adopted pursuant to the regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 28 C.F.R. Section 35.107.

Complaints related to public services, activities, programs, or facilities pertaining to Title II of the ADA should be addressed to:

City of Tamarac ADA Coordinator
Peter Richardson, City Clerk
7525 NW 88th Avenue
Tamarac, FL 33321
(954) 597-3505
Florida Relay 1 (800) 955-8770 (Voice) or 1 (800) 955-8771 (TTY)
cityclerk@tamarac.org

The complaint should be submitted by the grievant and/or his/her designee as soon as possible but no later than 60 calendar days after the alleged violation. The complaint should be in writing and contain information about the alleged discrimination such as name, address, phone number of complainant and location, date, and description of problem. Alternate means of filing complaints such as personal interviews or a tape recording of the complaint, will be made available for persons with disabilities upon request.

Within 15 calendar days after receipt of the complaint, Peter Richardson, ADA Coordinator or his designee will contact the complainant to discuss the complaint and possible resolutions. Within 15 calendar days of this discussion, Peter Richardson, ADA Coordinator will respond and where appropriate, in a format accessible to the complainant, such as large print, Braille, or audio tape. The response will explain the position of the City of Tamarac and offer options for substantive resolution of the complaint.

If the response by Peter Richardson, ADA Coordinator or his designee does not satisfactorily resolve the issue, the complainant may appeal the decision in writing within 15 calendar days after receipt of the response to the City Manager or his designee.

Within 15 calendar days after receipt of the appeal, the City Manager or his designee will contact the complainant to discuss the complaint and possible resolutions. Within 15 calendar days after the meeting, the City Manager or his designee will respond in writing, and where appropriate, in a format accessible to the complainant, with a final resolution of the complaint.

All written complaints received by Peter Richardson, ADA Coordinator or his designee, appeals to the City Manager or his designee, and responses from these two offices will be retained by the City of Tamarac for at least 3 years.

The City of Tamarac Personnel Manual Section 2.0 governs employment-related complaints of disability discrimination. Complaints of employment practices should be directed to:

City of Tamarac’s Human Resources Department
7525 NW 88th Avenue
Tamarac, FL 33321
(954)597-3600
(954)724-2417 (TTY/TTD)
Florida Relay 1(800)955-8770 (Voice) or 1(800)-955-8771(TTY)
personnel@tamarac.org