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12.3 Policy for Drug, Alcohol and Cannabis Testing for Commercial <br />Drivers (DOT) <br />Purpose and Objectives <br />The City of Ramsey ("City") has a vital interest in maintaining safe, healthful, and efficient <br />working conditions for employees, and recognizes that individuals who are impaired because of <br />drugs and/or alcohol jeopardize the safety and health of other workers as well as themselves. The <br />City is concerned about providing a safe workplace for its employees, and while the City does <br />not intend to intrude into the private lives of its employees, it is the goal to provide a work <br />environment conducive to maximum safety and optimum work standards. Alcohol and drug <br />abuse can cause unsatisfactory job performance, increased tardiness and absenteeism, increased <br />accidents and workers' compensation claims, higher insurance rates, and an increase in theft of <br />City property. The use, possession, manufacture, sale, transportation, or other distribution of <br />controlled substance or controlled substance paraphernalia and the unauthorized use, possession <br />transportation, sale, or other distribution of alcohol is contrary to this policy and jeopardizes <br />public safety. <br />In response to regulations issued by United States Department of Transportation ("DOT"), the <br />City has adopted this Policy on Alcohol and Controlled Substances for employees who hold a <br />commercial driver's license (CDL) to perform their duties. <br />Given the significant dangers of alcohol and controlled substance use, each applicant and driver <br />must abide by this policy as a term and condition of hiring and continued employment. <br />Moreover, federal law requires the City to implement such a policy. <br />To ensure this policy is clearly communicated to all drivers and applicants, and in order to <br />comply with applicable federal law, drivers and applicants are required to review this policy and <br />sign the "Certificate of Receipt" portion. <br />Because changes in applicable law and the City's practices and procedures may occur from time <br />to time, this policy may change in the future, and nothing in this policy is intended to be a <br />contract, promise, or guarantee the City will follow any particular course of action, disciplinary, <br />rehabilitative or otherwise, except as required by law. This policy does not in any way affect or <br />change the status of any at -will employee. <br />Any revisions to the Federal Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act and Federal Motor <br />Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations will take precedent over this policy to the <br />extent the policy has not incorporated those revisions. <br />Persons Subject to Testing and Types of Tests <br />All employees are subject to testing who job duties include performing "safety -sensitive duties" <br />on City vehicles that: <br />1. Have a gross combination weight rating or gross combination weight of 26,001 pounds or <br />more, whichever is greater, inclusive of a towed unit(s) with a gross vehicle weight rating <br />or gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, whichever is greater; or <br />98 <br />