Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice

The City of Prineville (city) will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.

Employment:  The city does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA.

Effective Communication:  The city will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the city's programs, services, and activities, and other ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.

Modifications to Policies and Procedures:  The city will make all reasonable modifications to policiess and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services and activities.  For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in city facilities that are open to the public, even where pets are generally prohibited.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of the city should contact the ADA Coordinator as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event at:

Karee Miller, Human Resource Director/ADA Coordinator
City of Prineville
387 NE Third Street
Prineville, OR  97754
(541) 447-5627
kmiller@cityofprineville.com

The ADA does not require the city to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.

Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the city is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the ADA Coordinator.

The city will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy.