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conditions resulting from alcohol or other drug or cannabis abuse which prevents an employee <br />from performing the essential functions of the job in question or constitutes a direct threat to <br />property of the safety of individuals. Furthermore, the eityCity will not retaliate against any <br />employee for asserting his or her rights under this policy. <br />€i-tyCity's Employee Assistance Program <br />The eityCity has in place a formal employee assistance program (EAP) to assist employees in <br />addressing serious personal or work -related problems at any time. The eityCity's EAP provides <br />confidential, cost-free, short-term counseling to employees and their families. Employees who <br />may have an alcohol, cannabis, or other drug abuse problem are encouraged to seek assistance <br />before a problem affects their employment status. Employee assistance program services are <br />available by contacting your health insurance company or as listed on the Gi-tyCity's employee <br />Intranet site. <br />Policy Contact for Additional Information <br />If you have any questions about this policy or the ei-tyCity's drug, alcohol and cannabis testing <br />procedures, you may contact the Administrative Services Director or the Administrative Services <br />Director's designee to obtain additional information. <br />By this policy, the eityCity of Ramsey has established a drug -free awareness program to inform <br />employees about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace and its policy of maintaining a <br />drug -free workplace. Each eityCity employee will receive a copy of this policy and will be <br />required to read it. <br />DEFINITIONSefinitions <br />Alcohol: Means the intoxicating agent in beverage alcohol or any low molecular weight alcohols <br />such as ethyl, methyl, or isopropyl alcohol. The term includes but is not limited to beer, wine, <br />spirits, and medications such as cough syrup that contain alcohol. <br />Alcohol use or usage: Means the consumption of any beverage, mixture, or preparation, <br />including any medication, containing alcohol. <br />Applicant: Means a person applying for a job with the eityCity. <br />Cannabis: Means cannabis and its metabolites, including cannabis flower, cannabis products, <br />lower -potency hemp edibles, and hemp -derived consumer products. <br />Cannabis testing: Mean analysis of a body component sample according to the standards <br />established under one of the programs listed in Minn. Stat. § 181.953, subd.1, for the purpose of <br />measuring their presence or absence of cannabis in the sample tested. <br />CityCity: Means the e-ittCity of Ramsey. <br />CityCity premises: Means, but is not limited to, all eityCity job sites and work areas. For the <br />purposes of this policy, eityCity premises also includes any other locations or modes of <br />1161Page <br />