(a) Department Superintendents and Chiefs are responsible for:
(2) Notification of the City Manager and the Mayor of any employee's work related drug offense convictions.
(b) The City Manager is responsible for furnishing professional aid to departments for activities in subsection (a) hereof.
(c) The Manager's Employee Assistance Program is responsible for providing an employee assistance program.
(d) The designated medical facility, is responsible for obtaining a signed consent form from the applicant or employee, for medical examination and collection of specimens necessary for drug and alcohol testing in a designated laboratory for arranging transportation of the specimen to the laboratory and for receiving test results in accordance with legally and medically approved procedures, methods and techniques. Test results will be communicated to approved departmental personnel immediately upon receipt from the lab.
(e) The City Manager is responsible for maintaining records of all examinations, tests and results in employees' medical files and for ensuring privacy and confidentiality. Willful disclosure of test results to unauthorized persons may merit appropriate disciplinary action which may include discharge.
(f) Superintendents and Chiefs are responsible for submitting written documents to the City Manager for poor performance, for recognizing reasonable suspicion of drug or alcohol use by employees and for carrying out procedures outlined in Section 145.09. Any Superintendents and Chiefs who fail to carry out the above policy shall be disciplined, including discharge.
(Ord. 12-90. Passed 5-15-90.)
(g) The City shall exchange drug screening and testing information gathered under this chapter with Lawrence Township for employees of the City and the Township who are engaged in joint staffing of the two departments under the cooperative agreement for joint manning of the departments.
(Ord. 45-97. Passed 5-20-97.)