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71 <br /> <br />City of Little Canada Personnel Policy <br />alcohol testing will be considered a positive test result, will cause disqualification from performing <br />safety-sensitive functions, and may appear on the driver’s permanent record. Drivers who refuse to <br />submit to testing will be subject to discipline, up to an including termination. In accordance with the <br />Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Drug <br />and Alcohol Clearinghouse reporting requirements, beginning January 6, 2020, the cityCity will report <br />a driver’s refusal to submit to a DOT test for drug or alcohol use to the Clearinghouse within three <br />business days. If an applicant refuses to submit to pre-employment controlled substance testing, any <br />applicable conditional offer will be withdrawn. <br /> <br />For purposes of this section, a driver is considered to have refused to submit to an alcohol or controlled <br />substance test when the driver: <br /> <br /> Fails to provide adequate breath for alcohol testing without a valid medical explanation after he or <br />she has received notice of the requirement for breath testing. <br /> Fails to provide adequate urine for controlled substance testing without a genuine inability to <br />provide a specimen (as determined by a medical evaluation), after he or she has received notice of <br />the requirement for urine testing. <br /> Fails to report for testing within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the cityCity. <br /> Fails to remain at a testing site until testing is complete. <br /> In the case of directly observed or monitored collection, fails to permit observation or monitoring. <br /> Fails or declines to take a second test as required by the cityCity and/or collector. <br /> Fails to undergo a medical examination as directed by the cityCity pursuant to federal law. <br /> Refuses to complete and sign the alcohol testing form, to provide a breath or saliva sample, to <br />provide an adequate amount of breath, or otherwise cooperate in any way that prevents the <br />completion of the testing process. <br /> Engages in conduct that clearly obstructs the test process. <br /> <br />Altering or attempting to alter a urine sample or breath test <br /> <br />A driver altering or attempting to alter a urine sample or controlled substance test, or substituting or <br />attempting to substitute a urine sample, will be subject to providing a specimen under direct <br />observation. Both specimens will be subject to laboratory testing. In such case, the employee may be <br />subject to immediate termination of employment and any job offer made to an applicant will be <br />immediately withdrawn. <br /> <br />Controlled Substance Use <br /> <br />No driver may report for duty or remain on duty requiring the performance of safety-sensitive <br />functions when the driver uses any controlled substance, except when the use is pursuant to the <br />instructions of a licensed medical practitioner who has advised the driver in writing the substance does <br />not adversely affect the driver’s ability to safely operate a commercial motor vehicle. Drivers must <br />forward this information regarding therapeutic controlled substance use to the cityCity immediately <br />after receiving any such advice. <br /> <br />Having a medical marijuana card and/or a cannabis prescription from a physician does not allow <br />anyone to use or possess that drug in the cityCity’s workplace. The federal government still classifies <br />cannabis as an illegal drug. There is no acceptable concentration of marijuana metabolites in the urine <br />or blood of an employee who performs safety-sensitive duties for the cityCity. Employees are still <br />subject to being tested under our policies, as well as for being disciplined, suspended or terminated