Employees are notified that:
(a) City rules and regulations prohibit the use, sale, manufacture, or possession of illicit drugs or alcohol while on duty or on City property or in a City vehicle and that violation of these rules and regulations will subject the employees to discipline, which could include discharge. Any work-related convictions must be reported to the supervisor by the employee within five working days of the conviction.
(b) Based on reasonable suspicion, employees will be required to submit to testing for drug or alcohol use. Prior to such testing, employees will be required to sign a form consenting to testing. Failure or refusal to sign the consent form or to submit to testing will be cause for a charge of insubordination and will result in disciplinary action, which could include discharge.
(c) An employee whose drug or alcohol test results in positive findings will be subject to disciplinary action, which could include discharge for job related just cause.
(d) An employee assistance program, the City Employee Assistance Program, is available to employees on a voluntary and confidential basis as an employee benefit, provided the admission, is preapproved by the City. Failure to complete the treatment program will be viewed as an unexcused absence subject to disciplinary action. Rehabilitation leave is subject to reasonable limitation and may not be available to employees who violate rules prohibiting the use or sale of controlled substances while on duty.
(e) Employees in positions outlined in Section 145.05 who are taking medical prescriptions must furnish a statement from a physician specifying the drug being taken and whether the drug will interfere with safe performance of the job. If the statement has been delivered to the employees supervisor in advance of a drug test, a positive finding of the prescribed drug may not be grounds for discipline.
(f) Employees occupying safety-sensitive positions who seek promotions or transfers into other safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to drug testing.
(g) Employees occupying non-safety-sensitive positions who seek promotions or transfers into safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to drug testing as a regular component of the entrance physical examination for such position.
(Ord. 12-90. Passed 5-15-90.)