(A) The City of Oakbrook Terrace hereby declares itself a drug free workplace and expressly prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance, including cannabis, in any portion of the city's workplace or in any public area owned or occupied by the city.
(B) The City Administrator, or an individual operating in his or her stead, shall notify employees as to the prohibition stated above and the effective date of this section during each annual review of any employee of the city. Such notification shall be in writing and contain an acknowledgment signed by the employee and retained in the employee's personnel file.
(C) Employees violating the prohibition set forth in division (A) of this section shall be subject to discipline ranging from reprimand to termination, in the manner provided for in the city's Code of Ordinances and personnel manual in effect at the time of the violation.
(D) It shall be a condition of employment for every employee that the employee shall abide by the terms of the notification to which the employee subscribed and the policy set forth in division (A)of this section, which shall not be in conflict. Further, it shall be an additional term of employment for each employee that the employee notify the city of any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation of the prohibition set forth in division (A) of this section no later than five days following the conviction.
(E) The city shall establish and maintain a drug free awareness program meeting the requirements set forth in the Drug Free Workplace Act, ILCS Ch. 580, Act 30, §§ 1 et seq., as amended. Further, each employee engaged in the performance of any contract with the State of Illinois or any grant received from the State of Illinois shall receive a copy of the statement set forth in division (B) of this section and the city shall post the statement set forth in division (B) of this section in prominent places in the city's workplaces. Upon receipt of notice of a conviction from an employee as set forth above, the city shall provide such notifications as required by ILCS Ch. 580, Act 30, §§ 1 et seq., as amended. Further, the city shall impose sanctions upon employees in the disciplinary process requiring satisfactory participation in drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation programs by employees convicted of a violation set forth in division (A) of this section and the city shall continue to assist employees in the selection of their course(s) of action in the event of drug counseling, treatment, and rehabilitation under any required program.
(F) As part of the city's continued good faith effort in maintaining a drug free workplace, the City Administrator, or an individual acting in his or her stead, is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with state-approved agencies providing drug counseling, treatment, and rehabilitation in such a manner as to provide a "trained referral team" to operate at the disposal of the city and its employees.
(Ord. 99-68, 4-11-00; Am. Ord. 06-39, passed 1-23-07; Am. Ord. 08-2, passed 5-13-08; Am. Ord. 13-54, passed 11-12-13)