Council adopts update to drug‑free workplace resolution with minor textual amendments

Lock Haven City Council approved an update to the city's drug‑free workplace resolution to align the policy with federal requirements for random drug testing.

Staff presented Resolution No. 2023‑206 as an update to the city's prior drug‑free resolution, explaining the change was intended to conform to federal law that requires random drug testing for certain employees. The presenter said the city participates in a pool that supports administering random tests, and that language in the draft reflected requests from the AFSCME union.

A council member offered two textual amendments to the draft (correcting a word in the second line and fixing a typographical error in a later paragraph). The council accepted those corrections; the amended motion was moved, seconded and approved by roll call.

The transcript records that the motion passed by affirmative responses from councilmembers present. The motion and its amendments were procedural edits to clarify wording; the transcript does not show objections to the policy's substance. The council did not record further implementation details such as the exact scope of positions covered or the administrative procedure for random testing during the meeting.