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I <br />I <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />F) <br /> <br />C) <br /> <br />H) <br /> <br />I) <br /> <br />functions and reasonable suspicion exists, drivers may be tested for drags and <br />alcohol under the City of Ramsey Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy. <br />Prompt Administration of Test. If an alcohol test required by federal law and this <br />poliCY is not administered within two hours following the determination of <br />reasonable suspicion, the City shall prepare and maintain on file a record stating <br />the reasons the alcohol test was not promPtly administered. If an alcohol test <br />required by federal law and this policy is not administered within eight hours <br />following the determination of reasonable suspicion, the City shall cease attempts <br />to administer an alcohol test and shall state in the record the reasons for not <br />administering the test. <br />Under the Influence Prohibitions. Notwithstanding the absence of a reasonable <br />suspie, ion alcohol test under this policy and federal law, no driver shall report for <br />duty Or remain on duty requiring the performance of safety-sensitive functions <br />while'the driver is under the influence of or impaired by alcohol, as shown by the <br />behavioral, speech and performance indicators of alcohol misuse, nor shall the <br />City permit the driver to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive <br />functions, until: <br />1) An alcohol test is administered and the driver's alcohol concentration <br /> measures less than 0.02; or <br />2) Twenty-four hours have elapsed following the determination under <br /> paragraph (F) of this section that there is reasonable suspicion to believe <br /> that the driver has violated the prohibitions of this policy and federal law <br /> concerning the use of alcohol. <br />Driver's Behavior and Appearance Absent Test. Except as provided in (G)(2) of <br />this s0ction, the City shall not take any action under this part against a driver <br />based solely on the driver's behavior and appearance with respect to alcohol use, <br />in the absence of an alcohol test. This does not prohibit an employer with <br />independent authority of federal law from taking any action otherwise consistent <br />with the law. <br />Written Records of Observations. A written record shall be made of the <br />observations leading to a controlled substance reasonable suspicion test, and <br />signed by the supervisor or another city employee who made the observations <br />within twenty-four hours of the observed behavior or before the test results are <br />released, whichever is earlier. <br /> <br />Return-to-Duty Testing <br /> <br />A) <br /> <br />B) <br /> <br />Retum-to-D_u .ty Alcohol Test. The City shall ensure that before a driver returns to <br />duty requiring the performance of a safety-sensitive function after engaging in <br />conduct prohibited by federal law or this policy concerning alcohol, the driver <br />shall undergo a return-to-duty alcohol test with a result indicating an alcohol <br />concentration of less than 0.02. <br />Return-to-Duty Controlled Substance Test. The City shall ensure that before a <br />driver returns to duty requiring the performance of a safety-sensitive function after <br />engaging in conduct prohibited by federal law or this policy concerning controlled <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br /> <br />