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J A ►N 1989 <br />BOOK 75 FALL 508 <br />However, he did not think the County should be the agency to help <br />employees with their legal or marital problems. He did feel we <br />should help them with physiological, drug and alcohol problems. <br />Commissioner Eggert agreed that there are other agencies to <br />do that sort of thing. What bothers her the most, however, is <br />that certain personnel policies which were discussed last summer <br />are not in place yet. She felt that we have to make sure that <br />the employees know that they can come forward with a drug problem <br />and what process they would go through where they know their job <br />is guaranteed to them. Commissioner Eggert felt that part of <br />this recommendation is very premature as she has not seen any of <br />those policies set out in the personnel procedures. <br />Commissioner Scurlock believed that even some of the most <br />basic safety precautions would reduce injuries. For instance, <br />when he was golfing at Sandridge the other day, he noticed two <br />county employees using weedwhackers. One wasn't wearing shoes <br />and neither were wearing protective goggles. Further, we don't <br />have drop down tailgates and other safety things for loading and <br />off-loading equipment, such as mowers. The City has had those <br />things for years now, and he believed that some of those basic <br />precautions would have an immediate impact on reducing injuries. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Eggert, that the Board direct Mrs. Tillman <br />to be the safety coordinator between now and the end of <br />the budget year, and do those things that are <br />necessary, and give the new Administrator an <br />opportunity to look at this and come back at budget <br />time, with an appropriate way to fund these activities <br />and come up with an overall program, which may or may <br />not include additional employees. <br />62 <br />