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6 <br />or job applicant may request in writing a confirmatory retest of <br />the original sample at the employee’s or job applicant’s own <br />expense. <br /> <br />1. Within five (5) working days after notice of the confirmatory <br />test result, the employee or job applicant must notify the <br />City in writing of the employee’s or job applicant’s intention <br />to obtain a confirmatory retest. <br /> <br />2. Within three (3) working days after receipt of the notice, <br />the City will notify the original testing laboratory that the <br />employee or job applicant has requested the laboratory to <br />conduct a confirmatory retest or to transfer the sample to <br />another laboratory licensed under Minnesota law to <br />conduct the confirmatory retest. <br /> <br />3. The confirmatory retest must use the same drug and <br />alcohol threshold detection levels as used in the <br />confirmatory test. <br /> <br />8. Disciplinary Action: <br /> <br />a. Employee Rehabilitation Opportunity: If an employee receives a <br />positive test result on a confirmatory test, and that result is the first <br />such result for the employee on a drug or alcohol test requested by the <br />City, the employee will be given an opportunity to participate in either <br />a drug or alcohol counseling or rehabilitation program. The City will <br />consult with a certified chemical use counselor or a physician trained <br />in the diagnosis and treatment of chemical dependency to determine <br />which program is appropriate. Payment for any portion of the <br />treatment which is not covered by insurance is the responsibility of the <br />employee. If the employee accepts the City of Mounds View’s offer to <br />participate in the program, he or she will receive leave without pay for <br />the duration of the treatment program. Upon successful completion of <br />the program, the employee will be returned to work with the City. <br />Refusal to participate in the counseling or rehabilitation program, or <br />failure to successfully complete the program, as evidenced by <br />withdrawal from the program before its completion or by a positive test <br />result on a confirmatory test after completion of the program, will be <br />grounds for discharge. <br /> <br />b. Temporary Suspension or Transfer: A positive test result on an initial <br />screening test that has not yet been verified by a confirmatory test and, <br />if requested by the employee, a confirmatory retest, may be grounds <br />to temporarily suspend the tested employee or to transfer the tested <br />employee to another position at the same rate of pay pending the