ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An East Tennessee official who refuses to enforce a county drug-testing policy says he'll implement his own.
Hawkins County Property Assessor Jeff Thacker told the Kingsport Times-News that he still disagrees with the county policy, but doesn't want it to end up costing the municipality $17,541.
Becky Brock of the Local Government Insurance Pool told a Hawkins County Commission committee on Friday that the county gets a 5 percent discount on workman's comp insurance premiums only if all departments comply with the policy.
Thacker that his solution would allow the county to keep the discount.
The county's drug-testing policy says all employees are subject to post-accident drug screenings while employees who are in "safety sensitive" positions are screened before being hired and are subject to random screenings.
