A. Prospective Employees: The City may require a prospective employee to submit to testing for drugs as a condition of employment.
B. Employees: As permitted by law, the City may require, and an employee must submit to, testing for drugs and alcohol, including random testing, whenever the City has reason to believe that the employee has violated collection and testing requirements or for the following purposes:
1. Investigation of possible individual employee impairment;
The City may require employees in positions affecting public safety to report when they are taking medication that may affect their ability to perform the essential functions of their jobs. The City may require such reports only when the City can demonstrate that an employee's inability or impaired ability to perform essential functions can reasonably be determined to pose a direct threat to the employee, to co-workers or to the public.
2. Investigation of accidents in the workplace or incidents of workplace theft, including, but not limited to, post- accident drug and alcohol testing.
a. A CDL holder who is involved in a vehicle accident on work time or in a City vehicle must submit to a drug and alcohol screen within two (2) hours, when:
(1) The accident involves the loss of human life; or
(2) The employee receives a moving violation traffic citation associated with the accident and a person sustains bodily injury as a result of the accident that requires immediate medical attention away from the accident scene; or
(3) The employee receives a moving violation traffic citation associated with the accident and a motor vehicle has incurred damage as a result of the accident that requires the vehicle to be towed from the accident scene.
b. When a City employee is injured in an accident, the top priority will be to ensure that appropriate medical attention is provided. The testing process may be completed in conjunction with medical treatment.
3. To maintain safety of employees, contractors or the general public.
4. To maintain productivity, quality of products or services, or security of property or information.
5. To comply with regulations mandated by Federal, State or local government.
C. Management: Managers and supervisors will be tested under the same circumstances as other employees. (2019 Compilation)