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date: 1995-12-28
title: December 28, 1995 Minutes
source: 1995-12/1995-12-28_December 28, 1995_Minutes.pdf
pages: 1
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December 28, 1995

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA DECEMBER 28, 1995

The Special Meeting of the City Council was held December 28, 1995 at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Kelley presiding
and members present were Harold Cochran, G. W. Evans, W. A. Gardner, F. J. Hunter and Ronnie Simmons.

Motion to convene was made by F. J. Hunter, seconded by Harold Cochran and passed unanimously.

A. J. Welch explained that the Federal Government, Department of Transportation, recently passed statutes
to require random alcohol and drug testing for municipalities with less than 50 employees. The ordinance
must be in effect January 1, 1996. For the City to be in compliance, the Council must adopt an interim
ordinance from January 1, 1996 to January 8, 1996. At the regular Council Meeting on January 8, 1996, the
permanent ordinance will be adopted. The City will join a consortium (a company representing a group of
organizations with 50 or less employees) who will make random selections of employees to go for drug
testing. City personnel will be trained to take the selected employees to a designated lab for testing. If drugs
or alcohol are detected, the results from the lab will be sent to A. M. Mays, MD to determine if the employee
is on prescription medication. A. J. Welch instructed City Clerk to send Council a copy of memo explaining
the regulations. Motion was made by Ronnie Simmons to adopt the interim Emergency Ordinance, seconded
by F. J. Hunter and passed unanimously.

Motion to adjourn was made by Ronnie Simmons, seconded by G. W. Evans and passed unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Merle Manders R. G. Kelley
City Clerk Mayor
