(a) Applicants for safety-sensitive positions for which physical examinations are required will be notified of the drug testing component of the examination at time of application. Applicants will be given the opportunity to withdraw their applications at that time or after receipt of results of the examination.
(b) Applicants will be notified that if hired, they will be required to submit to drug or alcohol testing as employees based on reasonable suspicion as defined in Section 145.04(c).
(c) Refusal of applicants to submit to drug and alcohol testing as a component of the physical examination will be a bar to employment with the City for a period of one year.
(d) An applicant whose test results in positive findings will be rejected for employment for a period of one year.
(e) If an applicant is taking a medical prescription, the applicant must furnish a medical statement from a physician specifying the drug being taken. If this statement is submitted in advance of the drug test, positive test results may not be cause for rejection if the results are identified to the prescription.
(f) Applicants will be required to list all over the counter medicines being taken at the time of the drug test. Positive test results may not be cause for rejection if the results are identified to the prescription.
(Ord. 12-90. Passed 5-15-90.)