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City of Jamaica Beach
Office Hours: Police Dispatch for Non-Emergency. The City of Jamaica Beach contracts with the City of Galveston for police dispatching services, please be sure to indicate you're in Jamaica Beach when calling the dispatch number. To contact the Jamaica Beach Police Department during office hours, please call City Hall at 409.737.1142. After Hours or Weekend Water Emergency. The City of Jamaica Beach contracts with USW Utility Group for water & wastewater services. To report an after hours or weekend water emergency, please contact USW's 24-hour service line at 832.756.2143. Please be aware, you may be charged a Service Fee depending on the repair. Public Information Request. All request for public information must be: in writing; directed to the Interim City Secretary; and delivered via one of the designated methods/addresses provided in the City's PIA Standard Procedures Policy. For your convenience, you may download the City of Jamaica Beach Public Information Request Form (form is optional).
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NOTICE REGARDING TITLE II OF THE AMERICANS
The City of Jamaica Beach, Texas (Jamaica Beach) acting pursuant
to 28 C.F.R. § 35.106, provides this notice regarding Title II
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“Title II”) and
its applicability to the services, programs, and activities
provided by the City of Jamaica Beach, Texas.
Policy. Title
II establishes requirements for making the services, programs,
and activities of a local government entity more accessible to
disabled persons. It is the policy of Jamaica Beach to comply
with the requirements of Title II and to make its services,
programs, and activities reasonably available to disabled
persons, as long as that can be done without fundamentally
altering the nature of its services, programs or activities, or
imposing an undue financial or administrative burden on Jamaica
Beach.
Reasonable Accommodation. Jamaica
Beach, upon reasonable notice, will provide auxiliary
aids/services where necessary to enable effective communications
between Jamaica Beach and a disabled person. Jamaica Beach will
also make reasonable modifications to its services, programs,
and activities where necessary in order to allow disabled
persons an equal opportunity to enjoy those services, programs,
and activities. Jamaica Beach will not impose any surcharges to
cover the costs of providing auxiliary aids/services or making
modifications to its services, programs, or activities.
Jamaica Beach Contacts. Anyone
who believes that, because of their disability, they require an
auxiliary aid/service for effective communication with Jamaica
Beach, or a modification to its services, programs, and
activities to enable their participation, may contact the
Jamaica Beach’s City Administrator at (409) 737-1142 for
assistance.
Americans with Disabilities Act Grievance Procedure. Complaints
concerning discrimination on the basis of disability by Jamaica
Beach may be sent to Jamaica Beach’s City Administrator at (409)
737-1142. The City Administrator will contact the complainant
within 15 calendar days after receipt of the complaint to
discuss the complaint and will respond in writing within 15 days
of the discussion. |