Agenda - Council Work Session - 11/26/2024

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If an employee has not contacted the MRO within 72 hours, the employee may present information documenting that serious injury, illness, lack of actual notice of the verified test result, inability to contact the MRO, or other circumstances unavoidably prevented the employee from making timely contact. If the MRO concludes there is legitimate explanation for the employee's failure to contact within 72 hours, the MRO will direct the analysis of the split specimen. If the results of the split specimen are negative, the GityCity may pay for all costs associated with the rest and there will be no adverse action taken against the employee or job applicant. NOTIFICATION OF TEST RESULTS Employees The CityCity will notify a driver of the results of random, reasonable suspicion, and post - accident tests for controlled substance if the test results are verified positive and will inform the driver which controlled substance or substances were verified as positive. Results of alcohol tests will be immediately available from the collection agent. Right to Confirmatory Retest Within seventy-two (72) hours after receiving notice of a positive controlled substance test result, an applicant or driver may request through the MRO a re -analysis (confirmatory retest) of the driver's split specimen. Action required by federal regulation as a result of a positive controlled substance test (e.g., removal from safety -sensitive functions) will not be stayed during retesting of the split specimen. If the result of the confirmatory retest fails to reconfirm the presence of the controlled substance(s) or controlled substance metabolite(s) found in the primary specimen, or if the split specimen is unavailable, inadequate for testing or untestable, the MRO will cancel the test. Dilute Specimens Dilute Negatives Creatinine concentration of specimen is equal to or greater than 2 mg/dL, but less than or equal to 5 mg/dL. If the GityCity receives information that a driver has provided a dilute negative specimen, the GityCity will direct a recollection, pursuant to the MRO's direction, under direct observation. CONSEQUENCES FOR DRIVERS ENGAGING IN PROHIBITED CONDUCT Job Applicants Any applicable conditional offer of employment will be withdrawn from a job applicant or employee seeking a transfer who refuses to be tested or tests positive for controlled substance pursuant to this policy. Employees Drivers who are known to have engaged in prohibited behavior with regard to alcohol misuse or use of controlled substance, as defined earlier in this policy, are subject to the following consequences: 1291Page