Agenda - Council Work Session - 11/26/2024

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accordance with the Federal Drug -Free Workplace Act of 1988, if the eityCity is receiving federal grants or contracts of over $25,000, the eityCity will notify the appropriate federal agency of such conviction within 10 days of receiving notice from the employee. Failure to Disclose Lawful Drugs Employees taking a lawful drug, including prescription and over-the-counter drugs or cannabis, which may impair their ability to perform their job responsibilities or pose a safety risk to themselves or others, must advise their supervisor of this before beginning work. It is the employee's responsibility to seek out written information from their physician or pharmacist regarding medication and any job performance impairment and relay that information to his/herthei supervisor. In the event of such a disclosure, the employee will not be authorized to perform safety -sensitive functions. REVIEW AND NOTIFICATION OF TEST RESULTS evieo-and-Notifieethon-of-Test-R-esults Notification of Negative Test Results In the case of job applicants and in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 181.953, Human ResourcesHuman Resources will notify a job applicant of a negative drug result within three days of receipt of result by the eityCity, and the hiring process will resume. In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 181.953, subd. 3, a laboratory must report results to the eityCity within three working days of the confirmatory test result. A "Negative Test Results Notification" form will be sent to the job applicant, and the job applicant may request a copy of the test result report from Human ResourcesHuman Resources. In the case of current employees and in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 181.953, Human ResourcesHuman Resources will notify the employee of a negative drug and/or alcohol result within three days of receipt of result by the eityCity. A "Negative Test Results Notification" form will be sent to the employee, and he or she may request a copy of the test result report from Human ResourcesHuman Resources. Notification of Positive Test Results In the event of a confirmed positive b1ood-e-urine or oral liquid alcohol drug, or cannabis test result, the eityCity will notify the employee of a positive result within three days of receipt of the result. Human ResourcesHuman Resources will send to the employee or job applicant a "Positive Test Results Notification" letter containing further instructions. The employee or job applicant may contact Human ResourcesHuman 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 eityCity within three 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 may submit information to the eityCity 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 eityCity will not take an adverse employment action based on that information unless the employee has already been under an affirmative duty to provide the information before, upon, or after hire. 113 1Page