Agenda - Council Work Session - 12/12/2023

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city, and the hirinR.process will resume. In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 181.953, subd. laboratory must report results to the cl �y within three working days of the confirmatory test result. A "Negative Test Results Notificatio n" form will be sent to the job applicant, and the job applicant may request a copy of the test result report from Human Resources. In the case of current employees and in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 181.953, Human Resources will the employee of a negative drug and/or alcohol result within three days of receipt of result by the city. A "Negative Test Results Notification" form will be sent to the employee, and he or she may rNuest a copy of the test result report from Human Resources. Notification of Positive Test Results: In the event of a confirmed positive blood or urine alcohol drug, or caimabis test result, the city will notify the employee of a.,positive result within three days of receipt of the result. Human Resources will send to the employee or job gpplicant a"Positive Test Results Notification" letter containing further instructions. The employee or job applicant may contact Human Resources to request a copy of the test result report if desired. In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 181.953., subd. 3, a laboratory must report results to the city within flu ee working days of the confirmatory test result. Right to Provide Information after Receiving Test Results: Within three working days after notice of a positive drug, alcohol, or cannabis test result on a confirmatory test, the employee or job applicant mLay submit information to the city to explain the positive result. In accordance with Minn. Stat. 181.953, subd. 10 if an employee submits information either before a test or within three working days after..a.positive test result that explains the positive test result, (such as medications the employee is taking), the city will not take an adverse employment action based on that info'rmation unless the employee has already been under an affirmative duty to,provide the information before, upon, or after hire. . Right to Confirmatory--retest:, A job applicant or employee m4y request a confirmatory retest of the original sample at the-job applicant's or employee's own expense after notice of a positive test result on a confirmatory test. Within five working days after notice of the confirmatory test result, the job applicant or employee mustnotif the city in writing of the job applicant's or employee's intention to obtain y a confirmatory retest. Within three working days after receipt of the notice, the city will notify the original testing laboratory that the job applicant or employee has requested the laboratory conduct the confirmatory retest or transfer the sample to another qualified laboratory licensed to conduct the confirmatory retest. The original testing laboratory will ensure the control and custody procedures are followed during transfer of the sample to the other laborator accordance with Minn. Stat. § 181.953, subd. 3. the laboratory is required to maintain all samples testing positive for a period of six months. The confirmatory retest will use the same drug and/or alcohol threshold detection levels as used in the original confirmatory test In the case of job applicants, if the confirmatory retest does not confirm the original-positive test result, the city's job offer will be reinstated, and the city will reimburse the job applicant for the actual cost of the confirmatory retest. In the case of employees, if the confirmatory retest does not confirm the original positive test result, no adverse personnelaction based on the original confirmatory test will be taken against the employee, the employee will be reinstated with any