Grievance Procedure Under The Americans with Disabilities Act

This Grievance Procedure is established to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA").  It may be used by anyone who wishes to file a complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the provision of services, activities, programs, or benefits by the City of Sarasota. The City of Sarasota's Personnel Policy governs employment-related complaints of disability discrimination. 

The complaint should be in writing and contain information about the alleged discrimination such as name, address, phone number of complainant and location, date, and description of the problem.  Alternative means of filing complaints, such as personal interviews or a tape recording of the complaint, will be made available for persons with disabilities upon request.

The complaint should be submitted by the grievant and/or his/her designee as soon as possible but no later than 60 calendar days after the alleged violation to:                                               

Jake Brown, ADA/504 Coordinator
111 S. Orange Ave, Suite 204
Sarasota, Fl. 34236
Ph: 941-263-6299
Fax: 941-263-6336
adacoordinator@sarasotafl.gov

Complaint Notice and Forms

Grievance Notice Under ADA
ADA Complaint Form
City Employee Complaint Form

These documents are also available from:

• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  Publications Information Center
  P.O. Box 12549
  Cincinnati, OH 45212-0549
  1-800-669-3362 (Voice)
  1-800-800-3302 (TDD)
  513-791-2954 (Fax)

• Department of Human Resources
  111 S. Orange Ave, Suite 204
  Sarasota, FL 34236
  941-263-6299 (Voice)
  941-263-6301 (TDD)
  941-263-6336 (Fax)