Hi Lynn,

 

Thank you for your email. I have forwarded your request to our Governance
Advisor team to action

 

Cheers

 

Nicole Hurinui| Customer Support

[1][IMG][2][IMG]Phone: 027 808 9908                

                                                                                                                            

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From: Lynn Worthington <[FOI #15354 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 4 May 2021 8:02 pm
To: CustomerServices <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Drug & alcohol pathology/testing
at Hurunui District Council

 

Dear Hurunui District 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 [4]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

Yours faithfully,
Lynn Worthington

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Hi Lynn

 

Please see answers provided to your questions below by our Team Leader
Human Resources.  Also attached is the Council’s Drug and Alcohol Policy.

 

Kind regards

Graham

 

 

Graham Sutherland | Principal Governance Advisor

[1][IMG][2][IMG] Phone: 020 4133 3212                

                                                                                                                            

Please note my normal working hours are: Tuesday to Friday, 8:30am-5.30pm

 

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From: Lynn Worthington <[4][FOI #15354 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 4 May 2021 8:02 pm
To: CustomerServices <[5][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Drug & alcohol pathology/testing
at Hurunui District Council

 

Dear Hurunui District 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)? Not on a routine or random basis and not
on-site. Testing would only be carried out on an impairment basis  i.e. if
reasonable cause or post incident analysis suggests the need to drug
and/or alcohol test an employee showing signs of being unable to perform
their work duties satisfactorily or in a safe manner that puts themselves
and others at risk of harm. Since the policy was introduced in May 2018 no
employee is yet to undergo a drug and/or alcohol test.
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)? As above no drug and/or alcohol testing carried out on site.
Would be referred off site to the Drug Detection Agency Limited.
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? Could
be all of these aspects.
ii. In what geographic location(s) is the service delivered? Canterbury.
iii. Is the service provided under contract? If yes: No. As a situation or
need for a drug and/or alcohol test arises.
1. How many contracts does the provider have with your organisation? Nil .
2. What is the term of that/those contract(s)? As above.
3. What is the dollar value of that/those contract(s)? As above.
4. Are there options for renewing that/those contract(s)? As above.
c. What organisation(s)/company(ies) previously conducted drug and alcohol
testing for your organisation (repeat all of ‘b’ for previous service
providers)? As above, need has not arisen to date.
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 [6]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

Yours faithfully,
Lynn Worthington

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[7][FOI #15354 email]

Is [8][Hurunui District Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Hurunui District Council? If so, please contact us using this
form:
[9]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[10]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

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