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Staff outlines updates to safety-forces prior drug and substance-use standards; no formal vote recorded
Summary
City staff presented an update aligning hiring assessments to FBI drug-use standards and DEA schedules and discussed how legalization of some substances has affected candidate screening; commissioners expressed support and no formal action was recorded at the meeting.
City staff and safety chiefs presented an update May 7 on prior drug and substance-use standards applied in screening police and fire applicants and veterans, explaining the guidance the commission applies when evaluating candidates' past substance use.
Ms. Felder, a city staff member, said the update responds to patterns staff see during interviews and the changing legal landscape for some substances. "We're finding out about what drug what past drug use they have. And then obviously with the legalization of certain substances…
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