RES NO 03-05-1992 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION NO. 3-a -1992
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A RESOLUTION OBLIGATING THE CITY OF VAN BUREN TO COMPLY WITH AMERICANS
WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) REQUIREMENTS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 26, 1992.
WHEREAS, The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into
law by President George Bush on July 26, 1991, and covers
the City of Van Buren; and
WHEREAS, This law prohibits discrimination against persons with
disabilities and requires that a qualified individual with
a disability should not be subjected to discrimination
in employment, access to public facilities, services,
programs, and activities; and
WHEREAS, The City of Van Buren has reviewed its personnel policies
and procedures, application forms and hiring procedures,
job descriptions, etc., and made necessary changes to
remove any discrimination; and
WHEREAS, The City of Van Buren has done a walk through of its
facilities and evaluated its services, programs and
activities and will, prior to June 30, 1992, complete
those recommendations, and will continue to review input
from its citizens on an as- needed basis and make necessary
changes as are reasonable, affordable and do not cause
an undue hardship; and
WHEREAS, The City of Van Buren has, to its knowledge, complied with
the law and invites public input to assist in this
endeavor.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the ADA Coordinator shall be designated as
the ADA contact person for any internal or external
complaints or grievances and will provide proper notice
of this complaint procedure to the community and on
official City bulletin boards and will provide
complaint /grievance forms in all City facilities where
there is public access.
BE IT RESOLVED that the ADA Compliance Committee will review,
investigate and otherwise dispose of such complaints in
a manner that meets the good of the service and will
provide a regular report of any ADA concern to the City
Council.
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PASSED APPROVED THIS //(.2 DAY OF
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CITY CLERK- TREASURER