HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/03/2002 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 126, 2002, AMENDING ITEM NUMBER: 18
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
DATE: September 3, 2002
lip FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL Barbara Spalding
FROM: Diane Jones
SUBJECT :
First Reading of Ordinance No. 126, 2002, Amending the Definition of Disabled Individual as
Set Forth in Section 13-16 of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City's anti-discrimination ordinance was first adopted in 1972, well before Congress
adopted the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. The proposed revision sets forth a
definition of disabled individual that is identical to the definition set forth in the ADA, is more
comprehensive than the current definition, and one that is more consistently applied among
jurisdictions than the City's current definition. Since the proposed definition has been
extensively interpreted by the courts, it will promote the uniform understanding and enforcement
of laws prohibiting discrimination based on disability.
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• ORDINANCE NO. 126, 2002
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF DISABLED INDIVIDUAL
AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 13-16 OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS CITY CODE
WHEREAS, the City's Human Rights Code provisions set forth at Article 11 of Chapter 13
of the City Code prohibit discrimination based on disability in the areas of employment, housing,
and public accommodations; and
WHEREAS, the City's current definition of disabled individual was adopted before
Congress' adoption of the Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA") in 1990; and
WHEREAS, the ADA sets forth a definition of disabled individual that is more
comprehensive than the City's current definition, is more consistently applied among jurisdictions
than the City's current definition, and has been extensively interpreted by the courts; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of the ADA definition of disabled individual will help promote
the uniform understanding and enforcement of laws prohibiting discrimination.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, COLORADO as follows:
. Section 1. That the definition of disabled individual set forth at Section 13-16 of the City
Code of the Council of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows:
See. 13-16. Definitions.
Disabled individual shall mean any person who has-, has Had U-1 ded
'Iowa1.
In reference to
employment,disabled individual means a disabled individual as defined herein who
Section 2. That the definition of development disability set forth at Section 13-16 of the
City Code is hereby deleted in its entirety.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
September, A.D. 2002, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of September, A.D.
2002.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 17th day of September, A.D. 2002.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk