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property of the safety of individuals. Furthermore, the cityCity will not retaliate against any <br />employee for asserting his or her rights under this policy. <br />CityCity'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 cityCity'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 CityCity's employee <br />intranet site. <br />Policy Contact for Additional Information <br />If you have any questions about this policy or the cityCity'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 cityCity 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 cityCity employee will receive a copy of this policy and will be <br />required to read it. <br />DEFINITIONS <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 ei yCity. <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 />EityCC : Means the cityCity of Ramsey. <br />C—ityC premises: Means, but is not limited to, all eityCity job sites and work areas. For the <br />purposes of this policy, cityCity premises also includes any other locations or modes of <br />transportation to and from those locations while in the course and scope of employment of the <br />cityCity. <br />1051Page <br />