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-----Original Message-----
From: Lynn Worthington <[FOI #15410 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 9 May 2021 4:02 pm
To: Mail Room <[Whangarei District Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Drug & alcohol pathology/testing at Whangarei District Council

EXTERNAL: This email originated from outside Whangarei District Council. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Whangarei 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 www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

Yours faithfully,
Lynn Worthington

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Dear Lynn

 

I refer to your official information request of 9 May 2021 seeking
information on Drug & alcohol pathology/testing at Whangarei District
Council

 

Your request was referred to council’s People & Capability Department for
consideration and the answers to each of your questions are as follows:

 

1.           Does the organisation carry out drugs and alcohol testing
(among employees or other persons)?

In accordance with our policy we carry out drug/alcohol testing in
situations where there is reasonable cause and preemployment for some
specific safety sensitive roles

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)?

                Staffcare

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?

                Urine

ii.     In what geographic location(s) is the service delivered?

                Whangarei

iii.    Is the service provided under contract? If yes:

                No

1.      How many contracts does the provider have with your organisation?
 None

2.      What is the term of that/those contract(s)? Not Applicable

3.      What is the dollar value of that/those contract(s)? Not Applicable

4.      Are there options for renewing that/those contract(s)? Not
Applicable

c.      What organisation(s)/company(ies) previously conducted drug and
alcohol testing for your organisation (repeat all of ‘b’ for previous
service providers)?

                Previously we used Greencross for this work, we did not
have a contract with them

Prior to that we used Company Health, we did not have a contract with them

 

I hope this information is of some assistance in responding to your
request.   If you believe we have not responded appropriately to your
request, you have the right by way of complaint, under section 27(3) of
the Act, to apply to the Ombudsman to seek an investigation and review of
the decision.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Theresa Dabuli

Legal Counsel - Commercial | Democracy & Assurance Department

Whangarei District Council | Forum North | Private Bag 9023, Whangarei
0148 | [1]www.wdc.govt.nz

P 09 430 4200 | DDI 09 470 3061 | M 021 595 390 | E
[2][email address]

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-----Original Message-----
From: Lynn Worthington <[FOI #15410 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 9 May 2021 4:02 pm
To: Mail Room <[Whangarei District Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Drug & alcohol pathology/testing
at Whangarei District Council

 

 

EXTERNAL: This email originated from outside Whangarei District Council.
Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and
know the content is safe.

 

Dear Whangarei 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 [5]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

 

Yours faithfully,

Lynn Worthington

 

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

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[6][FOI #15410 email]

 

Is [7][Whangarei District Council request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Whangarei District Council? If so, please contact us using
this form:

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Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[9]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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