(A) The County Board of Commissioners adopts the following internal grievance procedure providing for prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging any action prohibited by the Office of Revenue Sharing (ORS) regulations (31 CFR 51.55(d)(2)) implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 USC 794).
(B) Section 504 states, in part, that “no otherwise qualified handicapped individual ... shall, solely by reason of his/her 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...”
(`88 Code, § 2-171) (Res. 84-4, passed 9-17-84)