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Council amends ADA coordinator designation, appoints John Grimes as interim designee
Summary
The council passed changes to the city's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) policy, updating the designated coordinator following the departure of the prior city engineer and assigning the role to the city engineer position in code.
The Greenwood City Council approved Resolution 25-14 and Ordinance 25-17 on 6-0 votes, updating who serves as the city’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator.
Council sponsors introduced Resolution 25-14 to amend a 1992 policy that had named a specific individual as the ADA designee. The resolution appoints John Grimes, project manager in the Department of Community Development Services and a city employee, as the current ADA coordinator. Council discussion noted the change was necessary because the prior designee, James Peck, was no longer the city engineer.
Ordinance 25-17 amends the Greenwood Municipal Code to make the ADA coordinator role attach to the city engineer position rather than a named individual. Council members clarified that, even after the code change, John Grimes will continue to serve as the ADA coordinator until the city appoints a new engineer or reassigns the duty.
Council unanimously approved suspension of rules to consider the measures immediately and passed both Resolution 25-14 and Ordinance 25-17 by 6-0 roll-call votes.
Why it matters: The changes update the city’s ADA compliance contact to reflect current staff and create an administrative rule tying the coordinator responsibility to the city engineer’s office going forward. Council members framed the amendment as an administrative housekeeping action necessitated by staffing changes.
