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By this policy, the City of Lino Lakes has established a drug -free awareness program to inform employees about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace and its policy of maintaining a drug -free workplace. Each City employee will receive a copy of this policy and will be required to read it. Definitions Alcohol: Means the intoxicating agent in beverage alcohol or any low molecular weight alcohols such as ethyl, methyl, or isopropyl alcohol. The term includes but is not limited to beer, wine, spirits, and medications such as cough syrup that contain alcohol. Alcohol use or usage: Means the consumption of any beverage, mixture, or preparation, including any medication, containing alcohol. Applicant: Means a person applying for a job with the city. City: Means the City of Lino Lakes. City premises: Means, but is not limited to, all city job sites and work areas. For the purposes of this policy, city premises also includes any other locations or modes of transportation to and from those locations while in the course and scope of employment of the city. City vehicle: Means any vehicle which employees are authorized to use solely for city business when used at any time; or any vehicle owned or leased by the city when used for city business. Collection site: Means a place designated by the city where job applicants and employees present themselves for the purpose of providing a specimen of their breath, urine, and/or blood to be analyzed for the presence of drugs and alcohol. Confirmatory test: Means a drug and/or alcohol test on a sample to substantiate the results of a prior drug and/or alcohol test on the same sample, and that uses a method of analysis allowed under one of the programs listed in Minn. Stat. § 181.953, subd. 1. Drug: Includes any "controlled substance" as defined in Minn. Stat. § 152.01, subd. 4, and also includes all cannabinoids, including those that are lawfully available for public consumption that do not otherwise qualify as being a "controlled substance" as defined in Minn. Stat. § 152.01, subd. 4. Drug and/or alcohol testing, and drug and/or alcohol test: Mean analysis of a body component sample according to the standards established under one of the programs listed in Minn. Stat. § 181.953, subd.1, for the purpose of measuring their presence or absence of drugs, alcohol, or their metabolites in the sample tested. Drug paraphernalia: Has the meaning set forth in Minn. Stat. § 152.01, subd. 18. Employee: Means a person who performs services for compensation for the city and includes independent contractors except where specifically noted in this policy. 8iv2ozz Non -DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing and Drug -Free Workplace Act Policy Page 8