Good afternoon Lynn

Official Information Request

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 02 May 2021.

We received your request on 02 May 2021. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 28 May 2021, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. lf we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe. With regards to charging for the OlA, the person responding to your request will be in touch should a charge be required.

lf any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into account.

Yours sincerely
Bronwyn Auckram

Bronwyn Auckram

Environment Southland Te Taiao Tonga

P 03 211 5115
Cnr Price St & North Rd, Private Bag 90116, Invercargill 9840

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From: Lynn Worthington [mailto:[FOI #15316 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 2 May 2021 12:00 PM
To: Facility Manager <[Southland Regional Council request email]>
Subject: [BULK] Official Information request - Drug & alcohol pathology/testing at the Southland Regional Council

Dear Southland Regional Council,

Please supply the following information under the [Official Information Act (OIA) / Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA)]:
1. Does the organisation carry out drugs and alcohol testing (among employees or other persons)?
2. If drug and alcohol testing does take place at the organisation:
a. Who currently provides the testing service i.e., name of service provider(s)?
b. For each (named) service provider:
i. What is the nature of the drug & alcohol testing service delivered e.g., saliva, urine, breath and alcohol and synthetic cannabinoids?
ii. In what geographic location(s) is the service delivered?
iii. Is the service provided under contract? If yes:
1. How many contracts does the provider have with your organisation?
2. What is the term of that/those contract(s)?
3. What is the dollar value of that/those contract(s)?
4. Are there options for renewing that/those contract(s)?
c. What organisation(s)/company(ies) previously conducted drug and alcohol testing for your organisation (repeat all of ‘b’ for previous service providers)?
If you need any more information from me, please let me know as soon as possible.
I understand that a decision on a request for information under the [OIA/LGOIMA] should be made within 20 working days of receiving that request.
If you do not normally deal with official information requests, or you need advice on dealing with this request, guidance is available from the Ombudsman at https://us-east-2.protection.sophos.com?....

Yours faithfully,
Lynn Worthington

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Hi Lynn

Thank you for your request for information, received by Environment Southland on 2 May 2021.

You identified a number of question in your email, which we have answered below.

1. Does the organisation carry out drugs and alcohol testing (among employees or other persons)? No
2. If drug and alcohol testing does take place at the organisation:
a. Who currently provides the testing service i.e., name of service provider(s)? N/A
b. For each (named) service provider: N/A
i. What is the nature of the drug & alcohol testing service delivered e.g., saliva, urine, breath and alcohol and synthetic cannabinoids? N/A
ii. In what geographic location(s) is the service delivered? N/A
iii. Is the service provided under contract? If yes: N/A
1. How many contracts does the provider have with your organisation? N/A
2. What is the term of that/those contract(s)? N/A
3. What is the dollar value of that/those contract(s)? N/A
4. Are there options for renewing that/those contract(s)? N/A
c. What organisation(s)/company(ies) previously conducted drug and alcohol testing for your organisation (repeat all of ‘b’ for previous service providers)? N/A

This information has been provided to you under the provisions of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. If you believe your request has been denied without reason or you are dissatisfied with the information provided, you have the right to complain to Ombudsman.

Kind regards
Bronwyn Auckram on behalf of
Amy Kubrycht
General Manager Organisational Development and Transformation

Bronwyn Auckram

Environment Southland Te Taiao Tonga

P 03 211 5115
Cnr Price St & North Rd, Private Bag 90116, Invercargill 9840

This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate,distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version.