O-2005-1708-B Passed (original 1990)

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e e -4- parking lots, and storage areas. The term also includes City-owned leased or used vehicles and equipment wherever located. It also includes the premises where the City performs contract services. . "reasonable belief' means a belief based on objective facts sufficient to lead a prudent person to conclude that a particular p~rson performed a particular act. . "contraband" means any article, the possession of which on City premises or while on City business, causes an employee to be in violation of a City work rule. Contraband includes illegal drugs and alcoholic beverages, drug paraphernalia, lethal weapons, firearms, explosives, incendiaries, stolen property, counterfeit money, untaxed whiskey, and pornographic materials. . "random testing" means a testing process in which selection for testing is made by a "method employing objective, neutral criteria which ensures that every person subject to testing has a substantially equal statistical chance of being selected. The method does not permit subjective factors to playa role in selection. 3. NOTIFICATION TO EMPLOYEES The City will notify employees of this policy by: . Giving to each employee a copy of the policy and obtaining a wntten acknowledgment from each employee that the policy has been received, read, and understood. 4. EDUCATION All supervisors and other management personnel are to be trained in: . Detecting the signs and behavior of employees who may be using illegal drugs or alcohol in violation of this policy. . Intervening in situations that may involve violations of this policy. . Recognizing the above activities as a direct job responsibility. Employees are to be informed of: . The health and safety dangers associated with illegal drug and alcohol use. . The provisions of this policy.