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AI- 3546
10.C.
CC REGULAR
Meeting Date:
04/24/2007
Submitted By:
Estella Webber, URBAN COUNTY
Department:
URBAN COUNTY

Information

CAPTION

Approval of Section 504 Grievance Procedure for all Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) and Office of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA) Grants.

BACKGROUND

UCP is requesting approval of Section 504 Grievance Procedures for all TDHCA and ORCA grants.  ORCA guidelines require that the contractor locality (County of Hidalgo) should adopt similar or equivalent provisions that provide for a local complaint system to investigate and resolve issues arising from its operation concerning handicapped individuals.    

 

The County of Hidalgo has adopted an internal grievance procedure providing for prompt an equitable resolution of complaints alleging any action prohibited by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Regulations (24 CFR Subpart A. Sec. 8.4  (a) Implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended (29 USC 794).  Section 504 states, in part that “No otherwise qualified handicapped individual shall, solely by reason of his handicap, be excluded from the participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”  Attached please find the Section 504 Grievance Procedures and the similar or equivalent provision that provide for a local complaint system for handicapped individuals.

Fiscal Impact

Attachments

Form Review

Inbox Reviewed By Date
Budget and Management Dina Trevino 04/18/2007 10:44 PM
Purchasing / Internal msalazar 04/19/2007 12:37 PM
Auditor's Office lfong 04/21/2007 09:28 AM
Court Administrator Monica Salinas 04/27/2007 04:35 PM
Form Started By:
ewebber
Started On:
04/18/2007 03:36 PM
Final Approval Date:
04/27/2007