[Ord. No. 932 §§1-4, 10-8-1984]
A. Purpose. In order for the City of Hermann to assure that
all programs it undertakes are established in a manner which assures
that all residents of the City of Hermann have an equal opportunity
to participate in or utilize such programs regardless of their handicapped
status, the following procedure is adopted for the processing of complaints
of alleged discrimination on the basis of handicapped status.
B. Filing of Complaint. Any resident of Hermann who believes
that he or she has been discriminated against by an official or employee
of the City of Hermann or by any official policy of said City because
of handicapped status shall have the right to file a written complaint
of such alleged discrimination with the City Administrator. Said written
complaint shall include the following information: Name of person
discriminated against, address, date and time of alleged discrimination,
location of discriminatory act, nature of discriminatory act or situation,
if a person is involved in discriminatory act, his or her name and
title, and nature of handicap of person filing grievance.
C. Procedure.
1. The
City Administrator shall within ten (10) days of the filing of any
such complaint meet with the complainant to determine all details
of the incident. If the complainant still feels aggrieved after conferring
with the City Administrator, he or she may appeal in writing to the
Grievance Committee, by filing a written appeal with the chairman
of the Grievance Committee. The Grievance Committee shall consist
of three (3) Aldermen appointed by the Mayor.
2. The
Grievance Committee, after reviewing the written appeal, shall determine
whether to grant a hearing to the complainant. If the Grievance Committee
decides to hear the grievance, it shall within ten (10) days after
its receipt of the written appeal cause a meeting to occur with the
complainant to determine all details of the incident. The committee
or complainant may request that any witnesses to the alleged incident
be present to offer evidence.
3. The
Grievance Committee shall submit its findings in writing to the complainant,
City Administrator, and Board of Aldermen within one (1) week after
the hearing. Findings of the Committee shall be binding on all parties.
4. If it
is determined that the complaint is valid, the Board of Aldermen shall
make adjustments to the program or service to assure that the discriminatory
policy is discontinued.
D. Employment. The City of Hermann will not discriminate in
the hiring, promotion, disciplining or removal of any city employee
on the basis of handicapped status.