Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy

ADA Coordinator
The Village of Huntley's Accessibility Coordinator is Chrissy Hoover. This position coordinates the efforts of the Village to comply with Title II of the ADA. In addition, the Accessibility Coordinator administers the Village grievance procedure.

The ADA Coordinator can be contacted at:


Notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the Village of Huntley will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.

  • Employment:
    The Village of Huntley 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 Village of Huntley 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 Village of Huntley's programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.
  • Modifications to Policies and Procedures:
    The Village of Huntley will make all reasonable modifications to policies 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 the Village of Huntley offices, 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 Village of Huntley, should contact the office of the Village's Accessibility Coordinator Chrissy Hoover, at 847-515-5200, or 10987 Main Street, Huntley, IL 60142 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.

The ADA does not require the Village of Huntley 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 Village is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the Village's Accessibility Coordinator Chrissy Hoover, at 847-515-5200, or 10987 Main Street, Huntley, IL 60142.

The Village of Huntley 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, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.

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 Village of Huntley.  The Village's Employee Personnel Policy Manual 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:    
   
            Village of Huntley
            Attn: Accessibility Coordinator
            10987 Main Street
            Huntley, IL  60142  
           E-mail Accessibility Coordinator 

                            

Within 15 calendar days after receipt of the complaint, the Accessibility Coordinator or designee will meet with the complainant to discuss the complaint and the possible resolutions.  Within 15 calendar days of the meeting, the Accessibility Coordinator designee will respond in writing, and where appropriate, in a format accessible to the complainant, such as large print, Braille or audio tape.  The response will explain the position of the Village of Huntley and offer options for substantive resolution of the complaint.

If the response by the Accessibility Coordinator or designee does not satisfactorily resolve the issue, the complainant and/or his/her designee may appeal the decision within 15 calendar days after receipt of the response to the Village Manager or designee.

Within 15 calendar days after receipt of the appeal, the Village Manager or designee will meet with the complainant to discuss the complaint and possible resolutions.  Within 15 calendar days after the meeting, the Village Manager or designee will respond in writing, and, where appropriate, in a format accessible to the complainant, with a final resolution of the complaint.

All written complaints received by the Accessibility Coordinator or designee, appeals to the Village Manager or designee, and responses from these two offices will be retained by the Village of Huntley for at least three years.