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County discusses random drug testing, background checks and safety-sensitive positions
Summary
Marion County officials reviewed background-investigation and drug-testing language in the draft personnel manual, debated which roles should be designated safety-sensitive, and discussed medical-marijuana rules and post-offer testing. Staff were asked to tighten language and confirm legal limits.
During the June 26 Marion County personnel meeting, officials reviewed sections of the draft manual that cover background checks, random drug testing and the designation of "safety-sensitive" positions.
A staff participant noted that certain units—road shop, transfer station and maintenance—already use random, quarterly testing selected via a computerized program. "Employees in a safety sensitive position will be subject to random unannounced testing and computerized programs to determine the individual safety sensitive employees to be randomly…
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