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e e by those individuals. A collection site person shall have successfully completed training to carry out this function. "City premises or City facilities" means all property of the City, including but not limited to buildings and surrounding areas on City-owned or leased property, parking lots, and storage areas. The term also includes City-owned or leased vehicles and equipment wherever located. It also includes premises where the City performs contract services. "Confirmatory test" means a second analytical procedure to identify the presence in a urine specimen of a specific drug or metabolite which is independent of the initial test and which uses a different technique and chemical principle from that of the initial test in order to ensure reliability and accuracy. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) is the only authorized confirmatory test method. "Contraband" means any article, the possession of which on City premises or while on City business, causes an individual to be in violation of a City work rule. Contraband includes illegal drugs and alcoholic beverages, and drug paraphernalia. "Controlled substances" means all substances listed on Schedules I through V of the Controlled Substances Abuse Act as those schedules may be revised from time to time. "Drug" means any substance that is a controlled substance. "Employee" means an employee, contractor, subcontractor, agent, officer, or representative of the City. "Illegal drug" means any drug which is not legally obtainable; any drug which is legally obtainable but has not been legally obtained: any prescribed drug not legally obtained: any prescribed drug not being used for the prescribed purpose: any over-the~counter drug being used at a dosage level different than recommended by the manufacturer or being used for a purpose other than intended by the manufacturer; and any drug being used for a purpose not in accordance with bona fide medical therapy. Examples of illegal drugs are Cannabis substances, such as marijuana and hashish, cocaine, heroin, phencyclidine (PCP), and so- called designer drugs and look-alike drugs. "Initial test" or "screening test" or "preliminary test" means in the context of drug detection an immunoassay screen to eliminate negative urine specimens from further consideration. In the context of alcohol detection, these terms mean an analysis of breath or saliva specimens for the purpose of eliminating negative specimens from further consideration.