Remarks by Rocky Ford
105 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 5
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“What if it is your supervisor? Excuse me? What if it is your supervisor? Let's not follow into this. So let me ask you a question. So my business is a drug free one. My insurance company, when I signed up to be a drug-free workplace, they give me a policy. This is your drug-free workplace policy. This is what you have to do to get this reduction in insurance. I got a reduction in insurance for being a drug-free workplace. They give me a drug-free policy. We have insurance with FACT, right? FACT doesn't have a drug-free workplace policy that they give you. that we require for this insurance.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“Why don't we just adopt whatever the drug-free workplace policy is for bank? That would be the simplest way to do it. Then you don't have individuals that work in the county adding their little touches to it.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“I just think the way it's broke up into all these different phases with all these different terms, you could try to use one term against the other. So what about this? It's too broad. It could be simplified down to a couple of paragraphs. I mean, that's my drug-free workplace policy I got from my insurance company, which is less than half a page. Mm-hmm.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“That's who we should be trying to make happy is our insurance company because we have a claim. That's who we're going to have the claim with.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“Well, if they provide us a drug-free workplace policy, obviously they would agree with it.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“I just think we're trying to overcomplicate this.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“make a motion they bring back a different policy or give us more time to look at this one because i would like to compare it to facts policy i'd like to i'll be honest with you i don't really see a whole lot of what's wrong with their current policy but that's just my opinion i think this is way over complicated and i think it leaves too much interpretation for supervisors to to make it decide whether or not they need to do a work, if it's an accident that qualifies for a drug test or not.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“Commissioner Parnell, my thought is, just like the policy says now, if you have an accident, you take a drug test. An accident is an accident. If you back into a light pole, you hit a deer, whatever, that's an accident.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“i'll do that so so my motion would be that we amend this to say that any accident you have no matter what severity that accident is you take a drug test so if mr chair if i ask for clarity so what i'm hearing is that not satisfied with what's been presented today so”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“cleanest way honestly procedurally is just to say that you okay I make a motion we don't accept this drug-free workplace policy and they bring one back a lot more clear and a lot shorter just a basic drug-free workplace policy and that's your amendment oh hopefully the one from fact that's your amendment that's my amendment so mr. Parnell you need to second that if you agree so we'll bring it back with the corrections on”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“Shorter and more black and white for you. Hopefully the one from FAC.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“We don't, but I would like to see it and compare it.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“It's a drug-free workplace. So why should you mind taking a drug test? It don't cost you anything. You drive down there, you give a blood test, you do a blood test for a drug test, and you're done.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“That's what I'm saying. Don't cost the employee nothing.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“Well, they can bring it back and do that.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“I don't know that. The drug-free workplace program states if you have CDL license, you're on a rotation. So even the county CDL drivers are on a rotation. When they're called, they're called. But the rest of the employees are not on a rotation. But now, I understand what you're saying. Why can't they be?”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“But your insurance is still going to require if they have an accident and have a drug test.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“I make a motion we approve contract year 2026-27 with the Columbia County Health Department.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“Okay. I make a motion. We approve the Florida Sports Foundation event grant agreement for $3,000.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“Oh, you made a motion? Yeah, yeah, yeah.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“I'll make a motion to approve. David. sign grants resolution 2026 r-56 2026 r-56 i'll make the motion we approve the resolution okay got a motion with that i thank you very much open public comments uh uh”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“That's what you're saying. I have about 110 more miles of dirt road than I have paved roads, and I get about five calls a week for that same thing. I've got roads all over my district like that.”
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Board of County Commissioners · Oct 1, 2026
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“I'll just say I think 5% is about – about what I would expect.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 13, 2026
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“This is a prime example. Your rate of return is safe streets, just like other things. All government is not in business to make money. They're in business to serve the people of that county and create a good environment for those people. So you're not looking at a rate of return on a budget for a government budget. I would assure if you're looking for safe streets, safe neighborhoods. That's your rate of return.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 13, 2026