{"id":12787,"date":"2026-03-07T13:12:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T18:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spotlightonlevycountygovernment.com\/?p=12787"},"modified":"2026-03-08T10:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:16:23","slug":"kennedy-says-some-levy-county-policies-still-reflect-1970s-and-1980s-government-including-employee-drug-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spotlightonlevycountygovernment.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/07\/kennedy-says-some-levy-county-policies-still-reflect-1970s-and-1980s-government-including-employee-drug-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Says Some Levy County Policies Still Reflect \u201c1970s and 1980s\u201d Government \u2014 Including Employee Drug Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1cc4005827bde76592f4a45d99b50ce1\"><strong>\u201cWe&#8217;re trying to bring Levy County out of the \u201970s and \u201980s.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c3d0492e9e682e575531f1f151d6835e\">By Linda Dean Cooper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c70eb1e1e1cb8d2b826f1722ed358797\">Commissioner Charlie Kennedy raised concerns during the March 3 BOCC meeting about outdated county policies, including the county\u2019s employee drug-testing rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f3268ae8c425c1aa63a4677e012f4ade\">During <strong>Commissioner Reports at the March 3 Levy County Board of County Commissioners meeting<\/strong>, Commissioner <strong>Charlie Kennedy<\/strong> raised concerns that some county policies may still reflect an earlier era of county government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e80507ad28c40f5f67e72e6afec91a3f\">Kennedy pointed to the county\u2019s current <strong>employee drug-testing policy<\/strong>, suggesting it may no longer match how the county operates today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f51c00a3b23f2f592705697d1446d90f\">Currently, drug testing generally applies only to employees who hold <strong>Commercial Driver\u2019s Licenses (CDL)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-08cde021b3cfed83c4952bcfbc8916f4\">Kennedy said that approach may be too limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d3e6454c9be0c5df312ea614959604c1\"><strong>\u201cJust because we made a rule a long time ago, that don&#8217;t mean that rule still applies today.\u201d<\/strong><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2014 Commissioner Charlie Kennedy\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-af8e1a91c03b78df42ad353ec8cc8343\"><strong>Kennedy\u2019s Key Points to the Commission<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e26fc9f1a9ef6f6121661f0e868c0706\">During his remarks, Kennedy outlined several concerns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7dead12555b7256b5d07501831bb0845\"><strong>1. Drug testing currently limited<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-65ed94b6577ba961b883ce787dd7d6d1\">\u201cThe only people that get drug tested in the county right now are people with CDL licenses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4e6f6dfd4299dd66bf64f8222682ce57\"><strong>2. County vehicle operators should be included<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-872b5cd0a4a6c0c56d7a81c019048470\">\u201cIf you&#8217;re able to drive a county car or pick up a truck, you should be in that pool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f9f6c71fb1974ec2e0ac65ee9b732068\"><strong>3. Safety concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-728725458cd96185e0073442ec0b81fc\">\u201cYou can kill somebody just as fast in a car or pickup truck.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c4ad2ed1a89fab16dc8e797e7b35984a\"><strong>4. Policies may be decades old<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-140f0d9bdd812dd395dcdbfebe10d710\">\u201cJust because some of these policies were wrote in the \u201970s or \u201980s, there\u2019s things that changed and they need to be tweaked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-81fa999c748b2819ff27936b5e3573cb\"><strong>5. Time to revisit outdated rules<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52b392505d483d23af532114df37c380\">\u201cJust because we made a rule a long time ago, that don\u2019t mean that rule still applies today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8ff35d7fa89751eec44377507a3b32ab\">Kennedy indicated the issue would likely require a <strong>policy update<\/strong> and suggested the board begin reviewing certain county policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c3bc5fc201505e9871d4d4124363143\">He mentioned workshops as one-way commissioners could review policies and discuss potential changes before bringing them forward for formal action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c73dca397d13cacda66d89b730688b9e\">No motion was made and no action was taken during the meeting, and the topic did not appear as a scheduled agenda item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d6d576d8239197d490fa0b51bbeb0fd8\">However, Kennedy\u2019s remarks place the issue squarely in the public record and raise several practical questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b3ef6013e9251bd954931705fb944ca0\">If some Levy County policies date back to the <strong>1970s and 1980s<\/strong>, taxpayers may reasonably ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5965423fef6b96f0ebb82be4c51d192a\">\u2022 <strong>Will the board formally review these outdated policies?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-98a92cc08329589875be26c9f5d95bb2\">\u2022 <strong>Will county attorneys and Human Resources examine how other Florida counties handle employee drug-testing policies?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-660404aaa5e0e3f7dc1c9808efc47ce9\">\u2022 <strong>Should employees who operate county vehicles be included in the drug-testing pool for safety and liability reasons?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a38c5c5d6cce5fa0c082cbe31a1dbfbc\">\u2022 <strong>Or will the issue raised during Commissioner Reports simply fade without further discussion?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-416bad01b2562b88d6cccfc7dff98e59\">For now, Kennedy\u2019s remarks place the issue on the public record. <strong>Whether the board takes the next step remains to be seen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-875616567b1e4cbeb26fa8a339bf6e26\">There are two Spotlight FB pages, one is private, and the other is public @ https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/3911325592491482<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-69afcf9d19737f38f164bb5c8e3a881a\">Posted March 7, 2026 | Spotlight on Levy County Government<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re trying to bring Levy County out of the \u201970s and \u201980s.\u201d By Linda Dean Cooper Commissioner Charlie Kennedy raised concerns during the March 3 BOCC meeting about outdated county policies, including the county\u2019s employee drug-testing rules. 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