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: Page 18 c. Firefighter Response Requirements: • Firefighters who join the Hugo Fire Department must be able to respond to the Hugo fire station within eight minutes under normal driving conditions while obeying all traffic laws. • The Fire Chief has the right to remove an employee from the department if he or she moves outside of the eight-minute response time. d. Firefighter Physical Standards. • Firefighters are required to meet standards of physical ability to effectively perform firefighter duties. • Firefighters must pass the Ability Test and Oral Interview to become a firefighter. Section 3.05 Pre-Employment Medical Exams The City Administrator or designee may determine a pre-employment medical examination, which may include a psychological evaluation, is necessary to determine fitness to perform the essential functions of any City position. Where a medical examination is required, an offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of the medical exam. When a pre-employment medical exam is required, it will be required of all candidates who are offered employment for a given job class. The offer of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of the medical exam, and candidates will not be asked to complete the required medical examination until a conditional offer of employment is made. Information obtained from the medical exam will be treated as confidential medical records. When required, the medical exam will be conducted by a licensed physician designated by the City with the cost of the exam paid by the City. (Psychological/psychiatric exams will be conducted by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist). The physician will notify the City Administrator or designee a candidate either is or isn’t medically able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without accommodations, and whether the candidate passed a drug and/or alcohol test, if applicable. If the candidate requires accommodation to perform one or more of the essential functions of the job, the City Administrator or designee will confer with the physician and candidate regarding reasonable and acceptable accommodations. If a candidate is rejected for employment based on the results of the medical exam, they will be notified of this determination. Section 3.06 Pre-Employment Drug Testing. The City may require that any applicant who has received conditional offers of employment undergo drug and alcohol testing. The City will not request or require a job applicant to undergo cannabis testing related to “lawful consumable products” pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 181.938, including alcohol, cannabis, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products. A failure of the drug test, a refusal to take the test, or failure to meet other conditions of the offer