[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Milton
as Ch. 16 of the 3-10-1934 General Bylaws. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The purpose of this bylaw is to make reasonable accommodations
to all citizens of the Town of Milton by improving access to Town
government programs and services.
All public meetings held under the authority of the Town of
Milton, its boards, committees, commissions, departments, offices
or other bodies, shall be held in locations which are wheelchair accessible
to the public.
In any proceeding before a board, committee, commission, department,
office or other body of the Town of Milton, involving a hearing-impaired
person, such body shall appoint a qualified interpreter to interpret
the proceedings, unless such hearing impaired person knowingly, voluntarily
and intelligently waives in writing the appointment of such interpreter.
In no event shall the failure of a deaf or hearing-impaired person
to request the appointment of an interpreter constitute a waiver of
such appointment.
Upon written request, the Town of Milton shall provide access
to written material produced by any Town of Milton board, committee,
commission, department, office or other body including without limitation
the annual reports, for the purpose of recording by a representative
of the person making the request on audio-cassette tape for the visually
impaired, at the expense of the person making the request.
All Town boards, committees, commissions, departments, offices
or other Town bodies shall make a good faith effort to submit to radio
and print media notice of municipal events such as recreational activities,
public meetings, public health, school programs and employment opportunities
for publication as public service announcements at no cost to the
Town.
Failure to follow the procedure set forth in this bylaw shall
not invalidate any action taken at any such public meeting.
