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Page 62 <br /> <br /> <br />Job applicant: Means a person who applies to become an employee of the city and includes a <br />person who has received a job offer made contingent on the person passing drug testing. <br /> <br />Positive test result: Means a finding of the presence of alcohol, drugs, cannabis or their <br />metabolites that exceeds the cutoff levels established by the city. Minimum threshold detection <br />levels are subject to change as determined in the city’s sole discretion. <br /> <br />Random selection basis: Means a mechanism for selection of employees that (1) results in an <br />equal probability that any employee from a group of employees subject to the selection <br />mechanism will be selected, and (2) does not give an employer discretion to waive the selection <br />of any employee selected under the mechanism. <br /> <br />Reasonable suspicion: Means a basis for forming a belief based on specific facts and rational <br />inferences drawn from those facts. <br /> <br />Safety-sensitive position: Means a job, including any supervisory or management position, in <br />which an impairment caused by drug, alcohol and/or cannabis usage would threaten the health <br />or safety of any person. <br /> <br />Under the influence: Means (1) the employee tests positive for alcohol, 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 />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 />Page 123 of 166