cabarrus county board of commissioners regular meeting november ...

October 17, 2011 (Regular Meeting)PageUPON MOTION of Commissioner Burrage, seconded by Commissioner Carruthand unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following budget amendment:Date: 10/5/2011 Amount: $440,180Dept. Head: Shelley Farris, Acct. SupervisorDepartment: Finance√ Supplemental RequestPurpose: This budget amendment is to do the following: 1) Reclassify budgeted expenses fromPurchased Services to Equipment Rental for the rental of the Positron Host-Remote system for afull year - $11,385.25 monthly rental. 2) Appropriate funds from FY 2011 Fund Balance for publicsafety needs pursuant to Section 9 of Session Law 2010-158. New legislation now allows forprimary PSAP's to use up to 50% of the Emergency Telephone System Fund Balance at June 30, 2010.The funds will be used primarily for the purchase of radio and recording equipment.Account Number Account Name Approved Budget Inc Amount Dec Amount Revised Budget40192740-9445 Purchased Services $556,573.00 $136,623.00 $419,950.0040192740-9401 Equipment Rental $0.00 $136,623.00 $136,623.0040192740-9860-50% Equip/Furniture $0.00 $303,557.00 $303,557.0040162740-6901 FB Appropriated $0.00 $303,557.00 $303,557.00(F-5) Human Resources – Drug Free Workplace Policy RevisionCabarrus County recently participated in a Federal TransitAdministration Drug and Alcohol Compliance Program Audit. The County isrequired to revise its current Drug Free Workplace Policy. This is a requestto adopt the recommended changes to the Drug Free Workplace Policy: SectionII A and I, Section VII E and F, and Appendix G, L, N, Pand Q for compliancewith this federal audit.UPON MOTION of Commissioner Burrage, seconded by Commissioner Carruthand unanimously carried, the Board adopted therecommended revisions to theDrug Free Workplace Policy with authorization ation for staff tomake necessaryadministrative adjustments to forms and formatting, grammatical andadministrative adjustments in the published document.Revisions to Section II A and I, Section VII E and F, and Appendix G,L, N, P and Q are as follows:Recommended Changes to the CabarrusCounty Drug Free Workplace PolicyRevisions ions Effective October 17, 2011II. DefinitionsA. Alcohol Test – Any accepted scientific means to determine thepresence of alcohol, includingbut not limited to laboratory analysisof breath, urine, saliva, blood, or hair. A DOT regulated alcoholtest mayonly use urine, saliva, and breath.RADruI. Drug Test orScreening enin – Any accepted scientific means to determinethe presence ofcontrolled substances, including but not limited tolaboratory analysis of breath, urine, saliva, blood, or hair. ADOT regulatedDuriDcedrug test may only use urine, saliva, and breath.DRAFTVII. Testing Procedures for Applicants and County EmployeesE. A blood, urine, saliva, breath, or other sample that, after initialtesting, does not reveal the presence of a controlled substance at orabove the threshold values designated by SAMHSA or an alcohol contentlevel below 0.04% shall be considered to have tested negative, and nofurther testing may be done on that sample. For a DOT drug test theverified presence of the identified drug or its metabolite below theminimum levels specified in 49CFR Part 40, as amended, and thespecimen is a valid specimen shall be considered to have testednegative. A DOT regulated alcohol or drug test may only use urine,saliva, and breath sample.F. A blood, urine, saliva, breath, or other sample that, afterconfirmatory testing, does reveal the presence of a controlledsubstance at or above the threshold values designated by SAMHSA or analcohol level at or above 0.04% shall be considered to have testedpositive. An employee with a confirmed alcohol test result of between0.02% and 0.039% will be deemed unfit to perform his or her duties andsent home. For a DOT drug test the verified presence of the identifieddrug or its metabolite at or above the minimum levels specified inA-1Page 21