Borough of Runnemede, NJ Article II Drug-Free Workplace

[Adopted 8-4-1992 by Ord. No. 92-12 (Ch. 54, Art. II, of the 1970 Code)]

§ 46-8 Statement of policy.

It is the policy of the Borough of Runnemede to maintain a drug-free workplace.

§ 46-9 Awareness program.

The Borough shall establish an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform employees about:

A. The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace.

B. The Borough's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace.

C. Available drug counseling, rehabilitation and employee assistance programs.

D. The penalties which may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations which occur in the workplace.

§ 46-10 Notice to employees.

The Borough Clerk shall notify by means of a written statement to all employees of the Borough that:

A. The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled dangerous substance is prohibited in every workplace maintained by the municipality.

B. The employee shall abide by the terms of the statement as a condition of employment.

C. The employee, as a condition of employment, shall notify the Borough Clerk of his or her conviction of any offense involving controlled dangerous substances occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days following such conviction.

D. Failure to abide by the terms of the statement shall result in personnel action (up to and including termination of employment) consistent with the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, or a requirement that the employee participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance and/or rehabilitation program approved by the Runnemede Borough Board of Health or the Camden County Health Department as a condition of continued employment.

§ 46-11 Action upon conviction.

Upon receipt by the Borough Clerk of notice of an employee's conviction of an offense involving controlled dangerous substances occurring in the workplace:

A. The Borough Clerk shall (within 10 calendar days) notify, in writing, any federal agency providing grant money for a project in which the convicted employee was working. The notice shall include the employee's position title and the identification number of each affected grant. The notice shall be provided to every grant officer or the designee on whose grant activity the convicted employee was working unless the federal agency has designated a central point for the receipt of such notices; and

B. The Borough shall (within 30 calendar days) either take appropriate personnel action (up to and including termination of employment) consistent with the requirements of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, against the convicted employee or require as a condition of continued employment that the convicted employee participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved by the Borough of Runnemede Board of Health or the Camden County Health Department.