In accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 USC 701) and Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations, the city shall implement the following policy with regard to the performance of its programs funded with HUD money.
(A) The city shall publish the following notice on an annual basis: "In accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 USC 701), the Van Wert City Council hereby notify all city employees and contract workers, that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace and during working hours. Any city employees or contract workers engaged in prohibited drug-related activities in the workplace or during working hours will be subject to dismissal."
(B) The city shall establish an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform employees about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; and the city's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; available drug counseling, rehabilitation and employee assistance programs; and the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace. At the outset, this program will consist of the distribution of pamphlets and posting of posters in the city municipal building.
(C) Each employee engaged in the performance of HUD grants shall be given a copy of the above statement (to be published) and will sign a receipt of such to be kept in the "drug-free workplace" file.
(D) Each employee engaged in the performance of HUD grants shall sign the attached statement as a condition of employment, which will be kept in the "drug-free workplace" file.
(E) Within 10 days of receipt of written notice of a conviction for violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace by an employee engaged in the performance of HUD program, the city must notify the funding agency in writing of the receipt of such notice, including the employee's name, position title, and the identification number of each affected grant.
(F) The city must then take one of the following actions within 30 calendar days of receiving notice under division (E) above. Either:
(1) Take appropriate personnel action against such employee, up to and including termination;
(2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a federal, state or local health, law enforcement or other appropriate agency.
(G) The city shall provide to the Ohio Department of Development or to HUD itself as required, the street address, city, county, state and zip code of all sites where performance of the grant will take place, using the forms that they shall provide if required.
(1981 Code, § 36.03) (Ord. 6579-93, passed 10-25-1993)