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RESOLUTION TO ADOPT A REVISED SUSBTANCE ABUSE TESTING PROGRAM POLICY FOR JETS
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WHEREAS, the City Council of Jonesboro, Arkansas of Jonesboro Economical Transit System is dedicated to providing safe and dependable passenger transportation services; and
WHEREAS, it is our policy to assure that employees are not impaired in their ability to perform assigned duties in a safe, productive and healthy manner and that our workplace environment is free of the adverse effects of drug abuse and alcohol misuse; and
WHEREAS, it is also our policy that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of any controlled substance is prohibited and that we encourage our employees to seek professional assistance anytime personal problems, including alcohol or drug dependency, adversely affects their ability to perform their assigned duties; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration has mandated a compliant Drug and Alcohol Testing Program regulated under 49 CFR Part 655, as amended, and 49 CFR Part 40, as amended, for safety-sensitive employees of public transportation agencies as a condition of federal funding; and
WHEREAS, the attached Drug and Alcohol Testing Program Policy meets the requirements of the FTA regulations;
THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED, that the City Council of Jonesboro, Arkansas of Jonesboro Economical Transit System hereby adopts the attached Testing Program Policy, revised on January 31, 2018, in compliance with FTA regulations.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of February, 2018.