[Adopted as Ch. 2.64 of the 1997 Code]
There is created the appointed City office in and for the City,
of and to be known as the "Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator,"
an executive office of the City.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator shall be appointed
annually by the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, at the
first meeting of the City Council held in May of each year, or as
soon thereafter as is practicable. The person appointed to fill the
office of ADA Coordinator shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
The ADA Coordinator may hold another elected or appointed office in
the City but will not receive compensation for the office of ADA Coordinator.
Following his or her appointment as ADA Coordinator, and prior to
the commencement of his or her service as ADA Coordinator, the person
appointed shall take and subscribe to an oath of office and post a
bond as provided by 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-25 and 5/3.1-10-30 and this Code.
The powers and duties of the ADA Coordinator shall be to coordinate
the City's efforts to comply with and carry out the City's responsibilities
under the Act, to investigate complaints alleging violations by the
City in complying with the Act, make available to any interested persons
the ADA Coordinator's name, address and telephone number, and to execute
any other powers and duties as prescribed by the Act and its accompanying
federal regulations.