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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 1, 2003 Action Agenda Item No. ;~ ~ -q SUBJECT: Personnel Ordinance Revision -Drug and Alcohol Testing DEPARTMENT: Personnel PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Draft Personnel Ordinance Revision INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director, Extension 2550 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To receive a report on possible revisions to the Orange County Personnel Ordinance to update the policy covering employee drug and alcohol testing and to implement the Board's direction as to handling positive drug and alcohol tests. BACKGROUND:: The attached draft revised policy arises from direction received from the Board of County Commissioners and from changes in Federal regulations covering certain employees performing transportation-related functions. Board of Commissioners' Direction At the Board of Commissioners' October 21, 2002 work session, the Board discussed the County's drug and alcohol testing policy, focusing on policy covering positive drug or alcohol tests. The County's present policy provides that in the case of a: • Positive drug. test, the employee is dismissed. • Positive alcohol test, the employee is dismissed if the department head determines that consumption occurred while on duty. If the department head determines consumption occurred while off duty, the employee is subject to disciplinary action that may include dismissal. As a result of the Board's discussion, the Board asked Personnel to bring back a Personnel Ordinance revision to the drug and alcohol testing policy for the Board's consideration that: • Would provide the same handling for a positive alcohol test as a positive drug test and