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Dayton council tables personnel-policy update after weeks-long THC testing debate
Summary
Councilors and public-safety leaders debated adding alcohol and cannabis testing language to the city's personnel policy; concerns about off-duty THC use, testing windows and liability led the council to table the update for clarification and legal input.
Dayton Mayor Cuthill and councilors on June 10 voted to table a proposed update to the city’s personnel policy after an extended debate over cannabis testing, return-to-work language and possible random testing.
The proposed update, presented by staff, would add an explicit alcohol provision and clarify drug- and alcohol-testing practices for employees. Staff said the intent was to align written policy with current practices and state law. "The personal policy is always the first one we look at every single year to make sure we're following state legislation," staff member Zach…
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