(A) The city will notify employees of this policy by:
(1) Providing to each employee a copy of the policy and obtaining a written acknowledgement from each employee that the policy has been received and read; and
(2) Announcing the policy in various written communications and making presentations at employee meetings.
(B) The city may perform drug or alcohol testing as follows.
(1) The city may perform testing of any employee who manifests reasonable belief behavior.
(2) Any employee who has been involved in an accident involving a city vehicle or equipment should be reported immediately to the employee’s immediate supervisor or department head and the Personnel Department. Incident forms must be completed by the employee as soon as possible, but in no event to exceed a 72-hour period. The employee shall submit to drug and alcohol testing immediately after the incident.
(3) The city may perform testing on a random basis of any employee who performs duties in a safety sensitive position.
(4) The city may perform testing of any employee who is subject to drug or alcohol testing pursuant to federal or state rules, regulations or laws including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Anti-Drug Plan, as it relates to the city’s passenger van drivers.
(C) The city will conduct random drug and alcohol testing of a designated percentage of the workforce at a frequency of once per month. Random selection will be performed through an unbiased off-site computer-generated process.
(D) Any employee’s consent to submit to drug or alcohol testing is required as a condition of employment, and the employee’s refusal to consent may result in disciplinary action, including discharge, for a first refusal or any subsequent refusal.
(E) An employee who is tested in a reasonable belief situation may be suspended pending receipt of written test results and whatever inquiries may be required.
(1998 Code, § 2-109) (Ord. 98-6, passed 2-11-1998; Ord. 04-50, passed 10-20-2004)