(A) The city may conduct unannounced general inspections and searches for drugs or alcohol on city premises or in city vehicles or equipment wherever located. Employees are expected to cooperate.
(B) An employee’s consent to a search is required as a condition of employment, and the employee’s refusal to consent may result in disciplinary action, including discharge, even for a first refusal.
(C) Illegal drugs, drugs believed to be illegal and drug paraphernalia found on city property will be turned over to the appropriate law enforcement agency and full cooperation given to any subsequent investigation. A substance which cannot be identified as an illegal drug by a layman’s examination will be turned over to a forensic laboratory for scientific analysis.
(D) If an employee is the subject of a drug-related investigation by the city or by a law enforcement agency, the employee may be suspended pending completion of the investigation.
(1998 Code, § 2-112)