(a) "Alcohol" means alcohol or any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent (.5%) of alcohol by volume which is capable of use for beverage purposes, either when alone or when diluted.
(b) "Drug" means a controlled substance as defined by Ohio R.C. Chapter 3719, entitled "Controlled Substances" and/or Section 202, Schedules I through V of the Federal Controlled Substance Act, including but not limited to marihuana, hashish, "crack", cocaine, heroin, morphine, codeine, opiates, amphetamines, "ice", barbituates and hallucinogens.
(c) "Reasonable suspicion" means a conclusion based on personal observation of specific objective instances of employee conduct, subject to corroboration and documented in writing, that an employee is unable to satisfactorily perform his job duties due to use of drugs or alcohol. Such inability to perform may include, but is not limited to, a drop in the employee's performance level or by impaired judgment, reasoning, level of attention or behavioral change or decreased ability of the senses.
Physical characteristics indicating reasonable suspicion may be a pattern of abnormal or erratic behavior, physical symptoms (i.e., glassy or bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, unsteady gait, poor coordination or reflexes or direct observation of drug or alcohol use.) Information provided by a reliable and credible source or possession of drugs or alcohol will constitute a basis for reasonable suspicion.
(d) "Safety-sensitive positions" means jobs where an employees use of drugs or alcohol could create a threat to safety whereby the employee is unfit to perform assigned duties and the performance of those duties in such mental or physical condition creates or could create a safety hazard that has caused, or could cause injury or harm to the employee, or other employees or citizens or damage to property. These include the Fire Department, Police Department, Street Department, Sewer and Water Departments, and Parks Department.
(e) "Drug testing" means collection of a urine specimen by medical personnel and a laboratory analysis of that specimen by Enzyme Immunoassay (EMIT) screening and if appropriate, confirmatory testing using the Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) methods and procedures, or the most current and appropriate technology.
(f) "Alcohol testing" means testing for blood alcohol content by a breath-testing instrument device or drawing or collecting a blood or serum sample and laboratory analysis thereon. These tests must be administered by a qualified medical agency independent of the City.
(g) "Supervisors" mean all department heads of the Police Department, Fire Department, Parks Department, Sewer/Water Department, and in their absence, their, respective supervisors who are next in the chain of command. For the Police Department and Fire Department, the next in the chain of command will mean that person who is in charge of the police call and/or fire squad call who must sign the report as supervisor for that respective call.
(Ord. 12-90. Passed 5-15-90.)