Our Mission:
To eliminate discrimination, affirm City policy and practices to provide equal opportunity to all members of the public, and promote diversity within our City.

Notice:
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 City of Yakima (“City”) will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.

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.

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, 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.

The City will make such 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 City 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 City should contact the ADA Coordinator as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.

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.

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

Complaints that a City program, service, or activity is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Connie Mendoza, ADA Coordinator in accordance with the City of Yakima Grievance Procedure under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II). A copy of the procedure may be obtained at ADA Compliance Grievance or by contacting the office of the City’s ADA Coordinator:

Ms. Connie Mendoza, ADA Coordinator
(509) 575-6090
Connie.Mendoza@yakimawa.gov

City of Yakima
Human Resources Department
129 N 2nd Street
Yakima, WA 98901