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

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e e - 5- 5. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES Legal Drugs It is the responsibility of every employee at work to be free of the influence of any impairing substances, including legal drugs. The purpose of this provision is not to prohibit the proper use of a legal drug by an employee at work, but to require the employee to determine the potential impairing effects that off-the-job or on-the-job use of the legal drug in question may have upon the employee's safe and productive performance at the workplace. When an employee has determined that use of the legal drug will have an impairing effect on his or her safe and productive performance, the employee will be required to report this to the supervisor. The City at all times reserves the right to judge the effect that a legal drug may have upon work performance and to restrict the using employee's work activity or presence at the workplace accordingly. Illegal Drugs, Drug Paraphernalia, and Alcohol The use, sale, purchase, transfer, manufacture or possession in any detectable manner of an illegal drug or alcohol by any employee including contract employees while on City premises or while performing City business is prohibited. The sale, purchase, transfer, or possession of drug paraphemalia by any employee including contract employees, on City premises or while performing City business is prohibited. 6. BIOLOGICAL TESTING Current Employees The City may perform biological testing of an employee: . who manifests behavior oivino probable cause to City officials to believe that the emplovee is unable to satisfactorily perform his or her job functions due to drug or alcohol induced impairment. . who is directly involved in an accident which results in property damage or personal injury. . employed in a public safety, safety sensitive or security sensitive position on a random basis. . Return to duty.