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Burr Ridge trustees table revisions to personnel manual after questions on drug, alcohol and confidentiality language
Summary
Trustee Smith pressed for tighter drug- and alcohol-workplace language and zero-tolerance alcohol limits; legal counsel and staff cautioned that automatic termination may not be lawful and recommended attorney review. The board voted to table the personnel-manual ordinance pending revisions.
Trustee Russ Smith told the Burr Ridge Village Board on Jan. 13 that he supported tightening the personnel manual’s drug-free and alcohol-workplace provisions after a police-related incident last April and recommended stronger language that could lead to termination for violations.
Attorney commentary and staff responses in the meeting cautioned that an automatic-termination provision may not be lawful…
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