Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Chris Walton
Department: Transportation
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, approving the Transportation Department's Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy and Procedures, which includes a revised Anti-Drug and Alcohol Misuse Policy Statement; and providing for an effective date.
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Why Action is Necessary
Title 49 CFR Part 655, outlines the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations, and requires the local governing board of the transit operator to establish an anti-drug use and alcohol misuse program, and to adopt a policy statement describing the employer's policy on prohibited drug use and alcohol misuse in the workplace.
What Action Accomplishes
Adopts the Transportation Department's (BCT) revised drug and alcohol testing program policy to conform with the drug and alcohol testing rules and procedures of the FTA.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
October 1, 2013, Item No. 8
Summary Explanation/Background
THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulates compliance with the drug and alcohol testing program rules and procedures for transportation workers outlined in Chapter 49 CFR Part 655, Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations, as amended. These regulations mandate drug and alcohol testing for safety-sensitive positions and prohibit performance of safety-sensitive functions when there is a positive test result. Chapter 49 CFR Part 40, Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Procedures, as amended, sets standards for the collection and testing of urine and breath specimens.
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