[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Marbletown 9-30-1986;
amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The following grievance procedure is established to meet the requirements
of the Revenue Sharing Act. It should be used by any individual who wishes
to file a complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of handicap in employment
practices and policies or the provision of programs, services and benefits
by the Town of Marbletown.
The grievance should be in written form and contain as much information
as possible about the alleged discrimination (name, address, phone number,
location and description of problem, etc.). Other arrangements for submission
of a grievance, such as a personal interview or tape recording, will be made
available for the visually impaired or those with motor impairments. It should
be submitted by the grievant and/or his or her designee within 30 calendar
days of the alleged violation to the Town Supervisor.
Within 15 working days of receipt of the complaint, the Town Supervisor
will respond in writing (or a method understood by the complainant) to the
complainant and/or his or her designee. The response will offer a resolution
or explain the position of the Town of Marbletown with respect to the complaint.
If the response by the Town Supervisor does not satisfactorily resolve
the issue, the complainant and/or his or her designee may request a hearing
to be held within 15 working days of receipt of the response before the Town
Board for resolution. Within 30 calendar days of the hearing, the complainant
and/or his or her designee will receive the final resolution in writing (or
a method understood by the complainant) as proposed by the Town Board.
All complaints received by the Town Supervisor and responses from the
Town Board will be kept by the Town of Marbletown for a period of three years.
These documents may be requested by the Office of Revenue Sharing should an
investigation into alleged discrimination on the basis of handicapped status
be initiated.
