HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 01:267No.
-267
Date of AdoptkmAUGUST 16,2001
APPROVING DRUG TESTING POLICY-
POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office ha/
promulgated the Attorney General's Law Enforcement Drug Testing Policy,
issued October 1986 and revised August 1990 and September 1998; and
WHEREAS, said policy sets l¢orth the guidelines for drug testing
of applicants for a position as a law enforcement officer, law enforcement officer
trainees, and sworn law enforcement officers at municipal, county and state law
enforcement agencies, including the Carteret Police Department; and
WHEREAS, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office has taken
the Attorney General's guidelines and formulated the Middlesex County Law
Enforcement Officer Drug Testing Policy and Procedure to be adopted by law
enforcement agencies throughout the County seeking to implement a drug testing
policy for its applicants, trainees, and sworn law enforcement officers; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council recognize the vital role the
Borough's police officers perform in maintaining and protecting the health, safety
and welfare of the residents of Carteret and the tremendous threat to public safety
posed by a police officer acting under the influence of drugs, as well as the
compelling interest the Borough has in ensuring that its drug enforcement
authorities are themselves drug free; and
WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing findings, the Mayor and
Council declare that the implementation of a comprehensive law enforcement
officer drug testing policy and procedure in accord with the Attorney General's
guidelines as set forth in the Middlesex County 'Drug Testing Policy will help to
promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, the Attorney General's guidelines require that any
random drug testing program or reasonable Suspicion drug testing provision for
municipal sworn law enforcement officers be included in the municipal law
enforcement agency's rules and regulations as defined in N.J.S.A. 40A: 14-118.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the
Borough of Carteret that
1. The Middlesex County Law Enforcement Officer Drug
Testing Policy and Procedure is hereby approved for implementation by the
Carteret Police Department.
2. The Police Committee, as the "appropriate authority"
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, is hereby adv{sed to adopt and incorporate the
aforementioned drug testing policy and procedure into the "Rules and Regulations
for the Police Department of the Borough of Carteret" in accordance with the
authority set forth in Section 42-3A of the Carteret Code.
RECORD OFCOUNCILVOTE
COUNCILMAN YES NO NV A.B, COUNCIl,MAN YESi NO NV A.B.
FAZEKAS RIOS'
_ Qu INONES x S .A_N_T_ORO x
REIMAN x SOHAYDA x
X - Indicate Vote AB - Absent NV - Not Voting XOR - Indicates Vote lo Overrule Veto
Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council