HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/17/2002 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 126, 2002, AMENDIN AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 13
DATE: September 17, 2002
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM: Barbara Spalding
Diane Jones
SUBJECT :
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 126, 2002. Amending the Definition of Disabled Individual as
Set Forth in Section 13-16 of the City Code.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
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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. Ordinance No. 126, 2002, was unanimously
adopted on First Reading on September 3, 2002.
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 1s
DATE: September 3, 2002
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM: Barbara Spalding
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.
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RECOMMENDATION: - s
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Staff recommends adoption ofe Ordnince op Fi5 t Reading
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City's anti-discrimination ordinance was first adopted in 1972, well before Congress
adopted the Americans With Disab ti tes ct (AD. i _19 QF T proposed revision sets forth a
definition of disabled indi idu thaths,= denticil t th�deft itiq set forth in the ADA, is more
comprehensive than the curre t definition ac}d a ethat is . ore consistently applied among
jurisdictions than the City's' wKent 'lefjpitibn1Since .tfte_ 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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