Request for Committee Action
A briefing memo explaining the purpose, background, and impact of the requested action.
Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Title II Policy (RCA-2025-01166)
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
To Committee(s)
| # | Committee Name | Meeting Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Administration & Enterprise Oversight Committee | October 14, 2025 |
Action Item(s)
| # | File Type | Subcategory | Item Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resolution | City Policy | Passage of Resolution approving the City's Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Title II Policy. |
Previous Actions
2019-01180 - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Action Plan and Language Access Plan Report
2018-01305 - Americans with Disabilities Act Action Plan Report
2017-01279 - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Action Plan Annual Report
2016-01568 - 2017-2019 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Action Plan
Ward / Neighborhood / Address
| # | Ward | Neighborhood | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | All Wards |
Background Analysis
The City seeks to update the policy acknowledging and ensuring enforcement of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Title II Policy is not new, but previously was within the City's ADA Action Plan. This action will create a stand alone policy. This will increase the accessibility and transparency for residents to access the policy. Additionally, this action will create consistency for how residents access all City policies.
Policy Statement
The City of Minneapolis (“City”) is committed to providing accessible programs, services, and activities to individuals with disabilities. Further, the City strives to foster a community where individuals with disabilities are free from degradation, intolerance, and hate. The City is responsible for fully complying with all applicable local, state, and federal laws concerning the rights of individuals with disabilities. This includes the Minneapolis Ordinances on Civil Rights, the Minnesota Human Rights Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Specifically, Title II of the ADA requires that the programs, services, and activities of local governments be accessible to and usable by qualified individuals with disabilities. It also requires public entities to take appropriate steps so that communications with applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with individuals without disabilities. This policy concerns compliance with Title II of the ADA and applies to all of the City’s public-facing programs, services, activities, and communications.