Dear Lynn Worthington

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Kia ora and hello Lynn
 
Thank you for your enquiry.
 
I have passed your request for information on to our Chief Executive's
Department, under reference no. 918515 for their response.
 
If you have any further enquiries you would like to discuss, please do not
hesitate to contact us on Ph: 07 577 7000 or email us at
[1][Tauranga City Council request email] and an Advisor will be available to help you.
 
Nga mihi and regards
 
Ben Lewis | Advisor: Contact Centre
Tauranga City Council | Phone 07 577 7000 | [2]www.tauranga.govt.nz
91 Willow Street, Private Bag 12022, Tauranga 3143, New Zealand
 
 

 

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To: "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Tauranga City Council"
<[Tauranga City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Drug & alcohol pathology/testing
at Tauranga City Council

 

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Dear Tauranga City 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 [3]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

Yours faithfully,

Lynn Worthington

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Dear Lynn,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
dated 7 May 2021 [date] for information in relation to drug and alcohol
testing at TCC. 

We received your request on 7 May 2021.   We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 4 June
2021, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we
are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.

Your request is being handled by the Democracy Services team. If you have
any queries, please feel free to contact the team by emailing them at
[1][email address]

If 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

 

 

Ngā mihi,

Adele Briggs  | Democracy Services Administrator
Tauranga City Council | 07 577 76889 | [2]adele.briggs @tauranga.govt.nz |
 [3]www.tauranga.govt.nz

 

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Dear Lynn,

 

Please find your LGOIMA response letter attached to this email.

 

Kind regards,

William Henry

 

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Tauranga City Council | 07 577 7000 | 027 313 5942
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