[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Barnegat 4-4-05 as Ord. No. 2005-18. Amended in entirety 4-3-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-11. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the policy of the Township of Barnegat that drug tests shall be conducted on all first aid and firefighting volunteers while members of the Barnegat Township First Aid and/or Fire Companies. Drug tests, including random drug tests, shall be conducted in accordance with the policies and procedures to be developed by the Administrator's office.
The Township finds that volunteers in the Barnegat Township First Aid and Fire Companies have particular and sensitive positions which mandate assurances by the citizens of Barnegat Township that these volunteers are drug free. These volunteers operate Township, First Aid and Fire Department emergency vehicles, and are entrusted with the care and safety of citizens of the Township.
Any first aid or firefighting volunteer of the Township who fails a drug test taken pursuant to this policy or refuses to take a drug test pursuant to this policy may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
The drug testing policy for first aid and firefighting volunteers shall be conducted by the Barnegat Township Administrator, in accordance with the aforementioned policies and procedures to be developed by the Administrator's office.
Drug tests under this chapter, conducted in accordance with the policies and procedures to be developed by the Administrator's office, shall begin three (3) months after passage of the ordinance amending this chapter.