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Required Prior Controlled Substance and Alcohol Checks for Applicants The City will conduct prior drug and alcohol checks of applicants for employment to drive a commercial motor vehicle. Applicants must execute a consent form authorizing the City to obtain the required information. The City will obtain (pursuant to the applicant's written consent) information on the applicant's alcohol test with a concentration result of 0.04 or greater, positive controlled substance test results, and refusals to be tested within the preceding three (3) years which are maintained by the applicant's previous employers. The City will obtain all information concerning the applicant which is maintained by the applicant's previous employers within the preceding three (3) years pursuant to DOT and FMCSA controlled substance and alcohol testing regulations. The City will review such records, if feasible, prior to the first time a driver performs safety -sensitive functions. Prohibited Conduct The following conduct is explicitly prohibited by applicable DOT and FMCSA regulations and therefore constitutes violation of City policy. Under the Influence of Alcohol When Reporting for Duty or While on Duty No driver may report for duty or remain on duty requiring the performance of safety -sensitive functions while having an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater. Drivers reporting for duty or remaining on duty to perform safety -sensitive functions while having an alcohol concentration of 0.02, but less than 0.04, will be removed from duty for 24 hours, escorted home and placed on vacation/PTO leave for hours missed from work. On -Duty Use of Alcohol No driver may use alcohol while performing safety -sensitive functions. Pre -Duty Use of Alcohol No driver may perform safety -sensitive functions within four (4) hours after using alcohol. If an employee has had alcohol within four hours they are to notify their supervisors before performing any safety -sensitive functions. Alcohol Use Following an Accident No driver required to take a post -accident alcohol test may use alcohol for eight (8) hours following the accident, or until the driver undergoes a post -accident alcohol test, whichever occurs first. Refusal to Submit to a Required Alcohol or Controlled Substance Test No applicant or driver may refuse to submit to pre -employment, post -accident, random, reasonable suspicion or follow-up alcohol or controlled substance testing. In the event an applicant or driver does in fact refuse to submit to required alcohol or controlled substance testing, no test will be conducted. Refusal by a driver to submit to controlled substance or alcohol testing will be considered a positive test result, will cause disqualification from performing safety -sensitive functions, and may appear on the driver's permanent record. Drivers who refuse to submit to testing will be subject to discipline, up to an including termination. In accordance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse reporting requirements, the City will 53