[Ord. No. 84-74 §§1-3, 10-17-1984]
A. 
Purpose. In order for the City of Bridgeton to assure that all programs or activities it undertakes, as defined in Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, are established in a manner which assures that handicapped individuals shall have an equal opportunity to participate or utilize such programs without prohibited discrimination on the basis of handicap, the following procedure is adopted for the processing of alleged complaints of prohibited discrimination on the basis of handicapped status.
B. 
Filing of Complaint. Any handicapped individual who has been the subject of prohibited discrimination because of handicapped status in connection with a program or activity offered or undertaken by the City of Bridgeton shall have the right within thirty (30) days after the date of the alleged prohibited discrimination to file a written complaint of said discrimination together with all relevant information relating to such complaint with the Administrative Assistant.
C. 
Procedure.
1. 
The Administrative Assistant shall consider all relevant information submitted by the complainant or other interested persons. The Administrative Assistant may at his option call a meeting of complainant and other interested persons to determine relevant matters regarding the complaint. The Administrative Assistant shall make a written record of all information considered and shall render a decision within thirty (30) days after the receipt of a complaint and promptly thereafter notify the complainant of such decision, and his right to appeal to the City Council.
2. 
If the complainant is aggrieved by such decision of the Administrative Assistant, the complainant may within ten (10) days after receipt of notice of such decision file an appeal to the City Council. In the event of such an appeal the Administrative Assistant shall provide the written record of such complaint to the City Council and said appeal shall be considered at a meeting held within thirty (30) days after receipt of such appeal.
3. 
In considering such an appeal the City Council shall review the record prepared and submitted by the Administrative Assistant, and shall make a determination as to the validity of the complaint.
4. 
If it is determined that the complaint is valid the Administrative Assistant shall make adjustments to the program or activity to assure that the prohibited discriminatory policy is discontinued.