As a preemptive measure, the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors Monday voted to perform drug tests on all Road Department employees once a year and then employees will randomly be chosen for drug tests three subsequent times throughout the year.
The supervisors unanimously voted to test the employees, who in the past only were tested on a random basis. District 5 Supervisor Leroy Brooks was absent from the meeting.
“I think it’s a safety issue,” said Board President and District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders. “We have a policy that anytime there’s an accident, we already drug test. We’d rather eliminate the problem, before it becomes a problem. It’s better to make sure everybody’s clean, before there’s an accident.
“It hasn’t been a problem,” Sanders, who is in his thirteenth year as a supervisor, admitted. “We’ve had a drug policy, since I’ve been (on the Board) and I can’t recall, but three or four who’ve ever tested positive. It hasn’t been a problem, but we need to make sure everybody’s tested.”
The next meeting of the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15 at 9 a.m.
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