O-21-079
ORDINANCE
REVISIONS TO ORDINANCES REGARDING GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
CITY OF NASHUA
In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty One
The City of Nashua ordains that Part 1 “Administrative Legislation,” Chapter 50
“Personnel”, Article V “Grievance Procedures for Handicapped Persons” of the Nashua
Revised Ordinances, as amended, be hereby further amended by deleting the struck-through
language and adding the new underlined language as follows:
“Article V “Grievance Procedures for Handicapped Persons with Disabilities
§ 50-11. Basis of grievance procedure.
The City hereby adopts an internal grievance procedure providing for prompt and equitable
resolution of complaints alleging any action prohibited by the Office-of Revenue-Sharing's
ORS} regulations (2 1CER $1 5543} implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation-Act
of 1973, as- amended 290-LLS.C_§ 704), Section $04 states -in-part that ne othemwvise
qualified handicapped-individual.— shall saleby reasen-of his -haadisap,be-oneluded
from-the participation-in, be denied the benefits-of- or be-subjectedte-diserimination-under
any-program-or activity receiving federal-finaneial-assistance———“Department of Justice’s
(DOJ) regulations [28 CFR Part 35] implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA). as amended [42 U.S.C. 12101 et seql. Title II states. in part, that "no qualified
individual with a disability shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from participation in,
be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination by any public entity.”
§ 50-12. Filing of complaints.
A. A complaint pursuant to this chapter shall be filed in writing, and contain the name,
and address, phone number, email, or other pertinent contact information of the
person filing it, and briefly-deseribe a description of the alleged violation of the
regulations described in section 50-11. Any individual having difficulty in making
filing a complaint in writing may contact the Seetien 594 ADA Coordinator for
assistance. An ADA Grievance Form will be made available, or a written document
that complies with this section may be submitted.
