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• Removal from Safety -Sensitive Functions: • No driver may perform safety -sensitive functions, including driving a commercial motor vehicle, if the driver has engaged in conduct prohibited by federal law. No driver who is found to have an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or greater but less than 0.04 may perform or continue to perform safety -sensitive functions for the GiKity, including driving a commercial motor vehicle, until the start of the driver's next regularly scheduled duty, but not less than twenty-four (24) hours following administration of the test. If a driver tests positive under this policy or is found to have an alcohol concentration of .02 or greater but less than .04, the driver will be removed from safety sensitive duties and escorted home; the driver should not drive home but be escorted to his or her home. The driver will then be placed on vacation leave or compensatory time off leave, for hours missed from work. Notification of Resources Available The CityCity will advise each driver who has engaged in conduct prohibited by federal law or who has a positive alcohol or controlled substance test of the resources available to the driver, in evaluating and resolving problems associated with the misuse of alcohol and use of a controlled substance, including the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of Substance Abuse Professionals and counseling and treatment programs. The CityCity will provide this SAP listing in writing at no cost to the driver. Discipline The CityCity reserves the right to impose whatever discipline the CityCity deems appropriate in its sole discretion, up to and including termination for a first occurrence, against drivers who violate applicable FMCSA or DOT rules or this policy, subject to applicable personnel policies and collective bargaining agreements. Except as otherwise required by law, the 6ityCity is not obligated to reinstate or requalify such drivers following a first positive confirmed controlled substance or alcohol test result. Evaluation, and Return to Duty Testing Should the 6ityCity wish to consider reinstatement of a driver who engaged in conduct prohibited by federal law and/or who had a positive alcohol or controlled substance test, the driver must undergo a SAP evaluation, participate in any prescribed education/treatment, and successfully complete return -to -duty alcohol test with a result indicating an alcohol concentration of less than 0.02 and/or or a controlled substance test with a verified negative result, before the driver returns to duty requiring the performance of a safety -sensitive function. The SAP will determine what assistance, if any, the driver needs in resolving problems associated with alcohol misuse and controlled substance use and will ensure the driver properly follows any rehabilitation program and submits to unannounced follow-up alcohol and controlled substance testing. Follow -Up Testing If the driver passes the return -to -duty test, he/shethere will be subject to unannounced — 1191Page