MONROE - The City of Monroe Salary and Personnel Committee on Tuesday postponed its discussion regarding how the state's new concealed carry law would affect the city's workplace violence policy until more information is available. City Administrator Phil Rath, who is working on the policy revision, was unable to attend the meeting.
The item is expected to be placed back on the agenda at the committee's next scheduled meeting.
City employees responded 45 to 8 in an internal survey late last year that they should be allowed to carry concealed weapons if the public is allowed to carry concealed weapons into public buildings.
The city's Judiciary and Ordinance Review Committee voted Jan. 9 to delay action on posting a ban on concealed weapons in city-controlled buildings, in effect, allowing weapons into the buildings.
Current city policy does not allow employees to have a weapon at work.
Whether city employees will be allowed to carry a concealed weapon must be taken up by the Salary and Personnel Committee as a separate issue.
- Tere Dunlap
The item is expected to be placed back on the agenda at the committee's next scheduled meeting.
City employees responded 45 to 8 in an internal survey late last year that they should be allowed to carry concealed weapons if the public is allowed to carry concealed weapons into public buildings.
The city's Judiciary and Ordinance Review Committee voted Jan. 9 to delay action on posting a ban on concealed weapons in city-controlled buildings, in effect, allowing weapons into the buildings.
Current city policy does not allow employees to have a weapon at work.
Whether city employees will be allowed to carry a concealed weapon must be taken up by the Salary and Personnel Committee as a separate issue.
- Tere Dunlap