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Butte-Silver Bow staff outline ADA self-evaluation, transition plan; consultant work and phased fixes planned
Summary
ADA coordinator James Ouellette told the council the WT Group is conducting a self-evaluation and transition plan under a July 2024 contract, with a final report due January 2026; the county is funding the work with ARPA and plans phased improvements, staff training and public engagement.
James Ouellette, Butte-Silver Bow ADA coordinator, presented the countyself-evaluation and transition plan update at the Committee of the Whole on Jan. 15, saying the work is a civil-rights compliance effort under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
"The ADA was signed, on July 1990. It's a civil rights law," Ouellette said, adding that Title II covers state and local governments and that failure-to-comply remedies are typically court-driven. Ouellette explained the county issued an RFP in March 2024 and contracted with the WT Group on July 1, 2024 to conduct a comprehensive evaluation because the consultant has engineers, GIS specialists and architects needed for the scope of work.
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