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City of Arden Hills Personnel Policy Effective February 29,2016 <br />CONSEQUENCES FOR EMPLOYEES ENGAGING IN PROHIBITED <br />CONDUCT <br />job Applicants. <br />The City's conditional offer of employment will be withdrawn from any job applicant <br />who refuses to be tested or tests positive for illegal drugs as verified by a confirmatory <br />test. <br />Employees. <br />No Adverse Action Without Confirmatory Test. The City will not discharge, <br />discipline, discriminate against, or request or require rehabilitation of an employee <br />based on a positive test result from an initial screening test that has not been <br />verified by a confirmatory test. <br />Suspension Pending Test Result. The City may temporarily suspend a tested <br />employee with or without pay, or transfer that employee to another position at the <br />same rate of pay pending the outcome of the requested confirmatory retest, <br />provided the City believes that it is reasonably necessary to protect the health or <br />safety of the employee, co-employees, or the public. The employee will be asked to <br />return home, and will be provided appropriate arrangements for return <br />transportation to his or her residence. In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 181.953, <br />subd. 10, an employee who has been suspended without pay will be reinstated with <br />back pay if the outcome of the requested confirmatory retest is negative. <br />Discipline and Discharge. <br />Confirmatory Positive Test Result. The City will not discharge an <br />employee for a first confirmatory positive test unless the following <br />conditions have been met: <br />1) The City has first given the employee an opportunity to participate in <br />either a drug or alcohol counseling or rehabilitation program, <br />whichever is more appropriate, as determined by the City after <br />consultation with a certified chemical use counselor or physician <br />trained in the diagnosis and treatment of chemical dependency. <br />Participation by the employee in any recommended substance abuse <br />treatment program will be at the employee's own expense or <br />pursuant to the coverage under an employee benefit plan. The <br />certified chemical use counselor or physician trained in the diagnoses <br />and treatment of chemical dependency will determine if the employee <br />has followed the rehabilitation program as prescribed; and <br />2)The employee has either refused to participate in the counseling or <br />26