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To Drug Test Or Not?
By SHEILA AHERN
Earlier this month a firefighter was charged with possession of a controlled substance, but the city is no closer to implementing random drug tests for its employees.
``I haven’t thought much about it,'' Mayor Roy Scott said. ``Right now, the only people that have to take (random drug tests) are people with CDL’s (commercial driver’s licenses).''
However, in June, Scott said he would not be against a random drug testing policy for all city employees.
``I think it’s a good possibility,'' Scott said at a Frankfort Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. ``It seems like everybody else is doing it and it’s the law.''
On Sept. 25, Frankfort Firefighter James S. Osbon, 49, 1257 Burlington Ave., was charged with possession of a controlled substance. Osbon, a former Frankfort fire chief, was charged after accepting 400 tablets of anabolic steroids, called methandrostenolone, packed in an envelope from Thailand.
The Indiana State Police were contacted by U.S. Customs agents on Sept. 24 about the package. It was addressed to Mr. Jim Osbon at his Frankfort address, according to the police affidavit.
Osbon’s charge was bumped from a Class D felony to a Class C felony because he lives within 1,000 feet of TPA Park. A jury trial is slated for Jan. 29.
On Oct. 12, Osbon was placed on administrative leave without pay by the Frankfort Board of Public Works and Safety pending the result of his criminal charges.
Osbon’s charge may not necessarily influence city employee policies, Scott added.
``Sure, I was concerned when I heard,'' Scott said about Osbon’s charge. ``But at this point we haven’t discussed it. To get this going, it would take some work.''
Fire Chief Chuck Toney said he would also not be against random drug testing.
``We are public servants who report to the public,'' Toney said. ``I’m not opposed to it at all.''
Firefighters are given a drug screening when they are first hired, Toney added.
Currently, only the utility and street department employees participate in random drug tests because those employees use commercial driver’s licenses.
Both the street department and the utility employees use a company called Midwest Toxicology, Indianapolis, for their random drug testing.
By SHEILA AHERN
Earlier this month a firefighter was charged with possession of a controlled substance, but the city is no closer to implementing random drug tests for its employees.
``I haven’t thought much about it,'' Mayor Roy Scott said. ``Right now, the only people that have to take (random drug tests) are people with CDL’s (commercial driver’s licenses).''
However, in June, Scott said he would not be against a random drug testing policy for all city employees.
``I think it’s a good possibility,'' Scott said at a Frankfort Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. ``It seems like everybody else is doing it and it’s the law.''
On Sept. 25, Frankfort Firefighter James S. Osbon, 49, 1257 Burlington Ave., was charged with possession of a controlled substance. Osbon, a former Frankfort fire chief, was charged after accepting 400 tablets of anabolic steroids, called methandrostenolone, packed in an envelope from Thailand.
The Indiana State Police were contacted by U.S. Customs agents on Sept. 24 about the package. It was addressed to Mr. Jim Osbon at his Frankfort address, according to the police affidavit.
Osbon’s charge was bumped from a Class D felony to a Class C felony because he lives within 1,000 feet of TPA Park. A jury trial is slated for Jan. 29.
On Oct. 12, Osbon was placed on administrative leave without pay by the Frankfort Board of Public Works and Safety pending the result of his criminal charges.
Osbon’s charge may not necessarily influence city employee policies, Scott added.
``Sure, I was concerned when I heard,'' Scott said about Osbon’s charge. ``But at this point we haven’t discussed it. To get this going, it would take some work.''
Fire Chief Chuck Toney said he would also not be against random drug testing.
``We are public servants who report to the public,'' Toney said. ``I’m not opposed to it at all.''
Firefighters are given a drug screening when they are first hired, Toney added.
Currently, only the utility and street department employees participate in random drug tests because those employees use commercial driver’s licenses.
Both the street department and the utility employees use a company called Midwest Toxicology, Indianapolis, for their random drug testing.
