The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a comprehensive piece of civil rights legislation prohibiting discrimination and guarantees people with disabilities the same opportunities as everyone else relating to employment opportunities, purchasing of goods and services, and to participate in State and local government programs and services.

Sutter County is committed to on-going efforts to provide access to public services to all residents, clients, and visitors of the County. All reasonable requests and modifications to our programs, information, services, and activities will be made to ensure people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy what Sutter County has to offer.

American with Disabilities Act Transition Plan

On September 27, 2011, the Sutter County Board of Supervisors adopted the County's ADA Transition Plan Update in compliance with the requirements set forth in Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, signed into law on July 26, 1990. Through the evaluation of programs, activities and services, the referenced portion of the ADA requires state and local agencies to provide accessible programs. The County may achieve program accessibility through a number of methods:

  • Structural methods, such as altering a existing facility
  • Acquisition or redesign of equipment
  • Assignment of aides
  • Providing services at alternate accessible sites

The County's ADA Transition Plan Update includes facility surveys and right of way surveys and the specific modifications required for compliance with the ADA.

Beginning in FY 2013-14, the County began completing construction projects to address the required improvements that had been identified within the County's right-of-way. Typically, the contracts have involved modifications to or replacements of sidewalk curb ramps at County road intersections. The following lists identify the curb ramp locations and year that the improvements were completed.

Each year the Road Work Plan that is presented to the Board of Supervisors includes a cost allowance for curb ramp modifications in support of the ADA Plan's requirements.

Who to Contact: Risk Management Administrator / ADA Coordinator

The Risk Management Administrator serves as the point of contact for County departments and residents for concerns related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Please make any requests for accommodations as far in advance as possible. Please contact Jason Claunch, the Risk Management Administrator with any questions, comments, or concerns.

If you feel the County has not responded satisfactorily to your request, a formal request to remedy accessibility or services issues should be addressed in writing, by email, to the ADA Coordinator within the County Counsel’s Office. The Online Disability Access Complaint/Assistance Form may be used. If assistance is needed to file the complaint, please contact the ADA Coordinator or the County Counsel’s Office. If you choose to not use the Online Disability Access Complaint/Assistance Form, the complaint should contain at minimum the following: name, address, phone number of complainant, date, and a complete description of concern.

A complaint should be filed with the ADA Coordinator within 60 days from the date a complainant becomes aware of a problem.

After receipt of a complaint, notice of receipt will be sent to a complainant, within 5 business days.

The ADA Coordinator will begin an investigation into the merits of the complaint. (Direct contact with a complainant may be necessary to obtain additional facts or documentation relevant to the complaint. A complainant who does not wish to be personally contacted should indicate such in the Disability Access Complaint/Assistance Form). The ADA Coordinator will prepare a written decision after full consideration of the complaint merits, no later than 60 days following the receipt of the complaint.

After a final written decision is made, a copy will be sent to the complainant, no later than 5 days.

If the response by the ADA Coordinator does not satisfactorily resolve the issue, the complainant may file a written appeal within 15 days of the decision to the County Administrator's Office at 1160 Civic Center Blvd., Suite A, Yuba City, CA 95993. An appeal must contain a statement for reasons why the complainant is dissatisfied with a written decision, a means of contact, and a signature by the complainant, or by someone authorized to sign on the complainant's behalf.

A notice of receipt will be sent to the complainant, within 5 days of the receipt of the appeal. The County Administrator's Office may contact a complainant to obtain additional facts or documentation relevant to the complaint.

The appeal will be acted upon, no later than 60 days after receipt, and a copy of the written decision will be sent to the complainant, no later than 5 days after preparation of the decision. The decision of the appeal reviewer will be final.

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