[The] capital budget called for rules and procedures for enforcement of a state drug testing law to be publicized. The law calls for mandatory drug testing programs for all contractor employees and agents working on a job site in non-clerical positions. The budget bill provision directed the state budget director to convene the panel, which includes two representatives from the Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council and one representative from the Associated Builders and Contractors. The bill calls for the necessary rules and procedures to be promulgated by Dec. 31.(Detroit News) David Crary and Rob Gillies report ~ Toronto council reins in scandal-plagued mayor
Toronto — After a tempestuous debate, Toronto’s City Council has stripped Mayor Rob Ford of the last of his substantive powers because of multiple scandals, but further turmoil seems inevitable.The mayor, defiant despite admissions of illegal drug use and heavy drinking, vowed “outright war” to take on his critics in next year’s election.“This is nothing more than a coup d’etat,” Ford said just before a series of votes went against him on Monday. “What’s happening here today is not a democratic process — it’s a dictatorship process.”The council session was one of the stormiest in memory as the burly mayor argued with colleagues and members of the public and at one point knocked down a petite councilwoman as he charged toward one of his hecklers. Cries of “Shame, shame” came from the gallery.The council voted overwhelmingly in favor of slashing Ford’s office budget by 60 percent and allowing mayoral staff to join the deputy mayor, Norm Kelly. Ford now effectively has no legislative power, as he will no longer chair the executive committee, though he retains his title and ability to represent Toronto at official functions.
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