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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
October 15, 1984
RESOLUTION NO:
84-57
DATE:
MOTION BY:
Hamilton
SECONDED BY:
Watson
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING SECTION 504 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING REQUIREMENTS
BE IT RESOLVED By the Chanhassen City Council as follows:
Chanhassen has adopted an internal grievance procedure providing
for prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging any
action prohibited by the Office of Revenue Sharing regulations
implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended (29 U.S.C. 794). Section 504 states, in part, that "no
otherwise qualified handicapped individual...shall, solely by
reason of his handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be
denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under
any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance..."
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Complaints should be addressed to the Chanhassen City Clerk, 690
Coulter Drive, Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 (612-937-1900), who
has been designated to coordinate Section 504 compliance efforts.
1. A complaint should be filed in writing or verbally, con-
tain the name and address of the person filing it and
briefly describe the alleged violation of the regulations.
2. A complaint should be filed within 14 days after the
complaintant becomes aware of the alleged violation.
(Processing of allegations of discrimination which
occurred before this grievance procedure was in place
will be considered on a case-by-case basis.)
3. An investigation, as may be appropriate, shall follow a
filing of a complaint. The investigation shall be con-
ducted by the City Clerk. These rules contemplate infor-
mal but thorough investigations, affording all interested
persons and their representatives, if any, an opportunity
to submit evidence relevant to a complaint.
4. A written determination as to the validity of the
complaint and a description of the resolution, if any,
shall be issued by the City Clerk and a copy forwarded to
the comp1aintant no later than 14 days after its filing.
5. The Section 504 coordinator shall maintain the files and
records of Chanhassen relating to the complaints file.
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6. The complaintant can request a reconsideration of the
ease in instances where he or she is dissatisfied with
the resolution. The request for reconsideration should
be made within 30 days to the City Council.
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7. The right of a person to a prompt and equitable resolu-
tion of the complaint filed hereunder shall not be
impaired by the person's pursuit of other remedies such
as the filing of a Section 504 complaint with the respon-
sible federal department or agency. utilization of this
grievance procedure is not a prerequisite to the pursuit
of other remedies.
8. These rules shall be construed to protect the substantive
rights of interested persons to meet appropriate due pro-
cess standards, and to assure that Chanhassen complies
with Section 504 and implementing regulations.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this
15th day of October, 1984.
ATTEST:
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Don Ashworth,
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City Clerk/Manager
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Hamilton
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Horn
Watson
Swenson
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