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(controlled substance only), the City will withdraw the contingent offer of employment or promotion to a driver position if the City determines that alcohol or drug use or abuse prevents the job applicant from performing the safety sensitive functions of the job in question. 5. Controlled Substance Tests. The City will not discharge, discipline, discriminate against, or request or require rehabilitation of a driver solely on the basis of a positive test result from a screening that has not been verified by a confirmatory test in any confirmatory retest for controlled substance only, the City may do the following: (A) First Positive Test: Give the driver an opportunity to participate in either a drug or alcohol counseling or rehabilitating program,whichever is—more appropriate. The City may determine which program is more appropriate after consultation with a Substance Abuse Professional or physician trained in the diagnosis and treatment of chemical dependency. Participation in a counseling or rehabilitation program will be at the driver's own expense or pursuant to coverage under the driver's own benefit plan. If the driver either refuses to participate in the counseling or rehabilitation program or fails to successfully complete the program, as evidence by withdrawal from the program before its completion or by a positive test result on a confiixl1atory test after completion of the program, and alcohol or drug abuse prevents the driver from performing the safety sensitive functions of the job in question the appointing authority will recommend to the City Administrator that the driver be discharged from employment. (B) Second Positive Test Result: Where drug use prevents the driver from performing the safety sensitive functions of the job in question the appointing authority will recommend to the City Administrator that the driver be disciplined; including, but not limited to, discharge from employment. (C) Suspensions and transfers: Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, the City may temporarily suspend the tested driver with pay for up to 90 days or transfer that driver to another position at the same rate of pay pending the outcome of the confirmatory test and, if requested, the confirmatory retest, provided the City believes that it is reasonably necessary to protect the health or safety of the driver, co-employees, or the public. 6. Alcohol Tests. (A) For an alcohol test result indicating an alcohol content of 0.02 or greater but less than 0.04 the employee shall be removed from duty. The driver shall not perform safety-sensitive functions until the start of the driver's next regularly schedule duty, but not less than twenty-four(24) hours following administration of the test. For the first or second offense the employee will use any accumulated vacation, 16