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City of Scotts Valley: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our October 5, 2026 crawl of scottsvalley.gov(opens in new tab) found 1,117 public documents, about 50,694 pages. 2 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
1,117
estimated pages
50,694
checked files passed
2 / 50
crawl date
Oct 5, 2026

What our crawl found on scottsvalley.gov

Counts from our October 5, 2026 crawl, which visited 1,000 pages. Our crawler found 1,117 public documents on scottsvalley.gov — an estimated 50,694 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.

Documents by category

  • Other529 · 47%
  • Forms247 · 22%
  • Reports154 · 14%
  • Agendas & minutes105 · 9%
  • Policies82 · 7%

No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 47% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.

By file format

  • PDF 1,097 · 98%
  • PowerPoint (PPTX) 13 · 1%
  • Word (DOCX) 4 · <1%
  • Excel (XLSX) 3 · <1%

Checked sample

2 of 50 passed(4%)

  • Passed basic checks: 2
  • Did not pass: 48

Most checked files are missing basics such as tags, a document title, a declared language or labeled form fields. Files made without accessibility tooling usually look like this, and they need structural work, not touch-ups.

The rate covers the 50 files we checked, not all 1,117 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.

Scanned share

14% scanned

Most of the collection is digital-native text, which keeps remediation at the lighter end: tagging and structure work rather than OCR.

Scanned images need text recognition (OCR) before they can be tagged.

Forms make up 22% of the documents. Forms take the most work to fix, since every field needs a label and a logical tab order.

Crawl scope

Crawl date
October 5, 2026
Pages visited
1,000
Documents in the inventory
1,117
Files checked
50
Limits hit
None reported

These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish City of Scotts Valley's documents. The results for the sampled files are public above. The full inventory of every document we found, with detailed per-file reports, is available to verified staff of City of Scotts Valley after claiming this page.

Files we checked on scottsvalley.gov

Links go to the files on scottsvalley.gov as we found them on October 5, 2026.

These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on October 5, 2026. They are not a legal compliance finding and don't cover reading order, alt-text quality or table structure. Something wrong? Ask for a correction or removal.

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The 50 files checked in the sample, with each file's result
FileCategoryResultChecks not passed
01032019-442PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
01032023-763PDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
02012023-755PDF · 45 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
02162023-759PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
03012023-764PDF · 82 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
03092023-765PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
03152023-771PDF · 41 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
04172019-434PDF · 19 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
04192023-780PDF · 65 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
05032023-784PDF · 24 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
761PDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passDocument language, Document title, Form field labels
CA Form 806900 · PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passForm field labels
Form-460-PDF-for-reporting-period-01-19-2020-through-02-15-2020-filed-02-19-2020PDF · 9 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Form-497-PDF-Contribution-Report-No-08-filed-02-19-2020PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Form-497-PDF-Contribution-Report-No-09-filed-02-19-2020PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Form-497-PDF-Contribution-Report-No-10---Amendment-filed-02-24-2020PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Form-497-PDF-Contribution-Report-No-11-filed-02-25-2020PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Form-497-PDF-Contribution-Report-No-6-filed-02-12-2020PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Septic-System-Permit-Application-Form-PDFPDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Sewer-Connection-Permit-Application-Form-PDFPDF · 3 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Donation-and-Gift-Policy-2724PDF · 4 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
Microsoft Word - Ordinance57.2.E-Waste.docxE-Waste-Ordinance-PDF · PDF · 6 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Environmental-Packaging-Ordinance-PDFPDF · 7 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Res1901ADAAccessibilityCommitteeByLaws02-18-2015PDF · 3 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Resolution-No--20952-Consolidate-Election-and-TOT-Ballot-Measure2026FNL---signedPDF · 6 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title, Image alt text, Form field labels
Resolution-No-2095-Order-Election-Conduct-Election-Consolidate-Election---signedPDF · 3 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title, Image alt text, Form field labels
Resolution-No-20951-Call-for-Election-Candidate-Costs-Vote-Center-Hours-6-3-2026---signedPDF · 2 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title, Image alt text, Form field labels
J:\MyFiles\ELECTION\SVCampaignReformAct.Ord150.2.wpdScotts-Valley-Campaign-Reform-Act-Ordinance-PDF · PDF · 3 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
2025-2026-Strategic-Plan-Q2-ResultsPDF · 9 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title
Microsoft Word - 2025 Scotts Valley Police Department Training Plan.docx2025-Scotts-Valley-Police-Department-Training-Plan · PDF · 59 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - CITY OF SCOTTS VALLEY CITY HALL, POLICE.docCity-Hall-Police-Department-Report-Accessibility-Audit-PDF · PDF · 23 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
CityOfScottsValleySSMPFinalPDF · 76 pagesReportsDid not passDocument language, Document title, Form field labels
Community-Center-Accessibility-Audit-PDFPDF · 10 pagesReportsDid not passDocument language, Document title
Sewer System Management PlanOverflow-Emergency-Response-Plan · PDF · 48 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - Public Works Spill One Page.docxReport-a-Spill · PDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Scotts-Valley-Strategic-Workplan-FY25-26-Q1-Final-ReportPDF · 9 pagesReportsDid not passDocument language, Document title
Scotts Valley T-Plan.xlsxTransition-Plan-PDF · PDF · 22 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Scotts Valley T-Plan.xlsxTransition-Plan-Summary-PDF · PDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
11-20-2025-Planning-Commission-Meeting-NoticePDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passDocument language, Document title
2025-Scotts-Valley-Committee-Commision-and-Board-AppointmentsPDF · 5 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
760PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
City-Hall-Police---1-Parking-Checklist-PDFPDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passDocument language, Document title
Microsoft Word - SCOTTS VALLEY CONCLUSIONS 201601.docConclusions-and-Recommendations-for-All-Sites-PDF · PDF · 29 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - SCOTTS VALLEY COVER LETTER 201601.docCover-Letter-PDF · PDF · 5 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Local-Appointments-List-of-Commissions-9-18-2024PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
Mission-Vision-and-Values-StatementsPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument language, Document title
Scotts-Valleys-Legislative-Platform-2024PDF · 5 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
Standard-Details-12-06-17PDF · 56 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
August 19, 2003Resolution-2018 Approval-of-Vision-Zero · PDF · 2 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
Show all 49 files

1 more checked file is counted above but not linked here: it is on another site or its name looks like a personal record.

What each check looks for

Tagged structure
The file has a tag tree, so assistive technology can tell headings, lists and paragraphs apart.
Document language
The file declares its language, so screen readers pronounce it correctly.
Document title
The file has a document title, shown instead of the file name.
Image alt text
Every image in a tagged file carries alternative text, or the file has no untagged images.
Form field labels
Every fillable form field has a label a screen reader can announce.

How we measured this

  1. 1.Crawl

    We start at the organization's website and follow its sitemaps and links on the same site. We respect robots.txt and crawl delays, and skip login areas.

  2. 2.Classify

    Each document is sorted by file format and, from its link text and file name, into a category such as forms or agendas. Page counts are estimated, often without downloading the whole file.

  3. 3.Check a sample

    We open up to 50 PDFs and run basic machine checks: tags, document title, language, image alt text and form-field labels.

  4. 4.Publish only with evidence

    Figures appear only when a crawl finds at least 25 documents and checks at least 20 of them.

Limits of this method

  • We only see public pages we can reach through links or sitemaps. Documents behind logins or on other services may be missed.
  • Crawls stop at page, document and time limits. When one is hit, the counts are minimums.
  • Categories and page counts are estimates from links, file names and file metadata.
  • Machine checks can't judge reading order, alt text quality or table structure. Passing them is not WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
  • Figures describe the site on the crawl date, not today.

This page's evidence

  • Crawled October 5, 2026: we fetched 1,000 pages from https://scottsvalley.gov/ and found 1,118 documents.
  • The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
  • Changelog: October 5, 2026 — inventory refreshed from the latest crawl.
  • How we crawl, classify and check documents

Plan the work before April 26, 2028

562 days is enough time to work through a backlog in stages, if the inventory starts now.

Where City of Scotts Valley should start

Start with the documents residents actually download: agendas, minutes, permit applications and utility forms.

Residents need these files to apply for permits, pay for services and follow council decisions.

Smaller organizations often have no dedicated accessibility staff, so automating the first pass and saving people for review matters most.

Usually owned by the city clerk, communications and department heads.

A timeline to April 26, 2028

  1. Inventory and triage

    by January 4, 2027

  2. Fix the documents people use most

    by September 14, 2027

  3. Everything in use conforms

    by April 26, 2028

A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.

Estimated cost with DocoMatic

$80,685 – $121,027

≈ 403,424 credits for 50,694 estimated pages

  • 11,210 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 5,528 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 33,956 standard pages at Level 1

This is a directional estimate from crawler statistics, not a quote. Run the remediation cost calculator with your own page counts for a tailored figure.

What DocoMatic does

  • Finds the PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files on your website and estimates the backlog.
  • Fixes documents at three levels, from basic tagging to complex forms.
  • Checks every fixed file, with veraPDF PDF/UA-1 validation from Level 2 up.
  • Human review: turn it on when you request a fix, or arrange it with our team.
  • Monitors your site so new documents don't rebuild the backlog.

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Compare with similar organizations

City of Scotts Valley beside the cities in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
City of Scotts Valley (this page)12,2241,11750,694October 5, 2026
City of Kingsburg12,3801,350+48,933October 5, 2026
City of Mendota12,5951,864+83,813October 5, 2026
City of Half Moon Bay11,7951,19677,678October 5, 2026
City of Lindsay12,65932410,589October 5, 2026
City of Los Alamitos11,7801,309+45,564October 5, 2026

Each figure comes from that organization’s own crawl; a + marks a crawl that stopped at a limit, so its count is a minimum. The table compares document inventories, not accessibility.

All organizations in California serving 10,000 to 49,999 people

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Also due April 26, 2028 in California

Frequently asked questions

When is City of Scotts Valley's ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2028. City of Scotts Valley is in the 2028 cohort under the Department of Justice's rule on web and mobile accessibility for state and local governments, with compliance dates as set by the Department's interim final rule of April 20, 2026 (91 FR 20902).

How was City of Scotts Valley's deadline set?

City of Scotts Valley's total population is 12,224 (2020 Census), below the 50,000 threshold in 28 CFR 35.200(b), so the later compliance date applies.

How many public documents does City of Scotts Valley have?

Our crawl on October 5, 2026 fetched 1,000 pages from https://scottsvalley.gov/ and found 1,117 documents, an estimated 50,694 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of City of Scotts Valley's documents pass accessibility checks?

2 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (4%). That is a sample of the 1,117 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix City of Scotts Valley's documents?

Our directional estimate is $80,685 to $121,027 with DocoMatic: about 403,424 credits for 50,694 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should City of Scotts Valley fix first?

Start with the documents residents actually download: agendas, minutes, permit applications and utility forms.

Do older PDFs have to be made accessible too?

Not all of them. Documents already posted before the compliance date are excepted unless they are currently used to apply for, gain access to, or participate in the organization's services, programs or activities (28 CFR 35.201(b)). Genuinely archived content is excepted too, but only while it is kept solely for reference, research or recordkeeping, sits in a clearly identified archive area and is not changed. Everything published from the compliance date on is covered, and so is any older file people still use to reach a service.