Maysville adopts drug testing policy in ‘illegal’ meeting

The Maysville City Council voted to adopt a new policy concerning drug testing and city employees after a brief closed meeting on Thursday evening.
Maysville held a called meeting April 13 at which the council immediately went into a closed meeting to discuss a “personnel matter.”
However, the subject of a drug test policy being discussed in a closed session apparently violated the Georgia open meetings law. Only issues related to the hiring or firing of a specific employee can be discussed in private.

The policy adopted will allow for immediate termination of city employees if positively tested for drugs.
“I make a motion we adopt a policy that if any person working for Maysville tests positive for illegal drugs once results come back from the state may be terminated by the mayor without consent of the council,” said council member Trent Strickland. “That would be for new employee and random drug testing.”

The motion passed unanimously. Council member Rebecca McNeely, ward 3, was absent.

The policy took effect immediately.