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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 10:11:44
Document Index: 301480413

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 21', '§ 21', '§ 21', '§ 21', '§ 21', '§ 21', '§ 21', '§ 21', '§ 21', '§ 21', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 21']

Borough of Seaside Heights, NJ Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance
§ 21-1 Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board.
§ 21-2 Eligibility for position; reasonable accommodation.
§ 21-3 Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator; Deputy Coordinator.
§ 21-4 Dissemination of information.
§ 21-5 Grievance procedure.
§ 21-6 Self-evaluation.
§ 21-7 Maintenance of accessible features.
§ 21-8 Employment.
§ 21-9 Facility accessibility.
§ 21-10 Communications.
Chapter 21 Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance
The Borough of Seaside Heights has established an Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board in Chapter 40, Boards and Commissions, Art. VII, of this Code.
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council, shall appoint one employee to serve as Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator. The ADA Coordinator shall be familiar with the requirements of the ADA and coordinate borough efforts to comply with and carry out borough responsibilities under the ADA and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, including the investigation of complaints alleging violations of the ADA.
The ADA Coordinator shall be appointed as a member of the ADA Advisory Board as provided for in § 40-33. The Deputy ADA Coordinator shall be appointed as Alternate No. 1 of the Board as provided for in § 40-33.
The borough shall disseminate sufficient information to inform all interested persons of the rights and protections afforded by ADA and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto related to the responsibilities of the Borough of Seaside Heights. This information shall be provided in a manner consistent with the federal rules for effective communication.
The borough may fulfill this requirement by publication of information in handbooks, manuals or pamphlets which describe the borough's programs and activities, by the display of posters in service centers and other public places or the broadcast of information on radio or television.
The borough shall adopt and publish the following grievance procedure which provides for the prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging any action that is prohibited by the ADA and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto:
A written complaint signed by the grievant shall be filed with the ADA Coordinator within 15 days after the alleged violation. The ADA Coordinator shall forward a copy of any written complaint received to the Mayor and Borough Council.
A written determination shall be issued by the ADA Coordinator and a copy forwarded by certified mail to the grievant no later than 30 days after the date of the hearing on the complaint. A copy of said determination shall be provided to the Mayor and Borough Council.
Minutes of the hearing shall be kept, or in the alternative, the hearing may be recorded.
The ADA Advisory Board shall make its determination regarding the appeal within 15 days from the date of the hearing and thereafter make the appropriate written report to the Mayor and Borough Council setting forth its findings and recommendations. The Mayor and Borough Council shall review the findings and recommendations of the ADA Advisory Board and make a final determination on the appeal.
The ADA Coordinator shall maintain the files and records of the borough relating to complaints filed.
Failure by the grievant to process a grievance or appeal the decision of the ADA Coordinator within the specified time limit shall render the grievance as settled in favor of the borough. Failure by the borough to issue a decision within the specified time limit shall render the grievance advanced to the next level. The aforementioned time limits may, however, be extended by mutual consent of the parties.
This grievance procedure shall be construed to protect the substantive rights of interested persons, to meet appropriate due process standards and to assure that the borough complied with the requirements of the ADA and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Identification of physical obstacles in the borough's facilities that limit the accessibility of its programs or activities to individuals with disabilities.
The borough shall equip emergency systems with telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD's) and computer modems.
All borough communications, including the public notices required by § 21-4 of this chapter, shall comply with the communication requirements of the ADA and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.