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57 <br /> <br />Under the influence: Means (1) the employee tests positive for alcohol or, drugs, or cannabis or <br />(2) the employee’s actions, appearance, speech, and/or bodily odors reasonably cause the city <br />to conclude that the employee is impaired because of illegal drug use or alcohol use. <br /> <br /> <br />8.9 Drug and Alcohol Testing for Commercial Drivers (DOT) <br />The City of Lino Lakes (“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. <br />The City is concerned about providing a safe workplace for its employees, and while the City <br />does 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, <br />increased accidents and workers’ compensation claims, higher insurance rates, and an increase <br />in theft of city property. The use, possession, manufacture, sale, transportation, or other <br />distribution of controlled substance or controlled substance paraphernalia and the <br />unauthorized use, possession transportation, sale, or other distribution of alcohol is contrary to <br />this policy and jeopardizes public safety. <br /> <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 /> <br />The City also has a separate Policy on Controlled Substance and Alcohol Testing for employees <br />not covered by DOT regulations. <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />Any revisions to the Federal Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act will take precedent <br />over this policy to the extent the policy has not incorporated those revisions. <br /> <br />99