(a) Any person who feels that he or she has been discriminated against by the City, because of a handicap, by being denied the benefits of, by being excluded from participation in, or by being otherwise discriminated against in connection with, any program or activity of the City, may have his or her grievance heard in the following manner:
(1) A written complaint of the alleged discrimination must be filed with the City Manager.
(2) Within five days of the receipt of the complaint, the City Manager shall make a written ruling as to whether there has been discrimination because of a handicap. The City Manager shall send a copy of the ruling to the complainant within ten days of the filing of the complaint.
(3) If the complainant disagrees with the ruling of the City Manager, he or she may file a written appeal with the Clerk of Council through the administrative offices of the City.
(4) At the next regular meeting of Council following the filing of the appeal with the Clerk of Council, Council shall fix a date and time for a hearing on the complaint. Such hearing shall take place no sooner than the next regular meeting of Council, and no later than the second regular meeting of Council held after the appeal has been received by Council through its Clerk. The Clerk of Council shall notify the complainant by certified mail of the date and time of the hearing.
(5) After considering the matters adduced at the hearing, Council shall render its decision within thirty days of such hearing and notify the City Manager and complainant of its decision. A two-thirds majority of the members of Council elected thereto shall be required to override the ruling of the City Manager as to whether there was discrimination due to a handicap.
(b) The City Manager is hereby designated as the responsible employee to be contacted regarding the handicapped and general revenue sharing procedures.
(Ord. 84-39. Passed 10-1-84.)