[Adopted 12-2-1987 as Title 10, Ch. 7, of the 1987 Code; amended in its entirety
at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The Village of Trempealeau is committed to providing adequate
access by handicapped or visually impaired persons to public buildings
financed in part by federal revenue sharing. This article provides
for a grievance procedure providing for prompt and equitable resolution
of complaints alleging any action prohibited by the Office of Revenue
Sharing's (ORS) regulations [31 CFR 51.55(d)(2)] 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."
The right of a person to a prompt and equitable resolution 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 Office of Revenue Sharing, United States Department of the
Treasury. Utilization of this grievance procedure is not a prerequisite
to the pursuit of other remedies. However, the Village believes that
resolution of the complaint will be more promptly achieved if the
Village is able to provide a remedy before the complaint is brought
to an external organization.
This article shall be construed to protect the substantive rights
of interested persons, to meet appropriate due process standards and
to assure that the Village complies with Section 504 and the ORS regulations.