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<br />I .. <br />. <br />I. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />I <br /> - <br /> DATE: December 22, 1995 <br />I TO: Mayor and City Council <br />, FROM: Brian Fritsinger, City Administrat@ <br />, SUBJECT: Resolution #95-89, Adopting Regulations for Drug/Alcohol Policy <br /> Backl!round <br />, Federal regulations mandating the implementation of the requirements of the Federal Omnibus <br /> Transportation Employee Testing Act for all public entities were published in 1994. The <br /> regulations contain numerous changes which supersede state law that allows optional drug and <br />I alcohol testing in the workplace. These rules require implementation of this policy by January 1, <br /> 1996. <br />, This Act requires all employees whose job duties include the operation of a commercial motor <br /> vehicle and who are required to hold a commercial drivers license to be subject to random drug <br />l- and alcohol testing. With few exceptions, drivers required to have a commercial driver's license <br /> (CDL) are subject to the controlled substance and alcohol testing rules. A CDL is required for <br /> drivers operating a vehicle with a manufacturer's gross weight rating in excess of26,000 pounds, <br />I for drivers who operate a vehicle designed to carry 16 or more passengers, or drivers who operate <br /> a vehicle is used in the transportation of a placardable amount of hazardous material. The <br /> employees who operate these vehicles typically would be performing what is categorized as <br />I safety-sensitive functions. <br /> Employers must provide information on drug and alcohol misuse, the employers policy, the <br />I testing requirements, and how and where employees can get help. All supervisors of safety. <br /> sensitive employees must attend at least one hour of training on the signs and symptoms of drug <br /> abuse and one hour of training on alcohol misuse symptoms and indicators used in making - <br />I determinations for reasonable suspicion testing. Most City employees who are required to have <br /> this training have received it. <br />, Which employees are impacted bv these regulations? <br /> At this time the policy would affect only those maintenance employees in the Public Works and <br />, Parks departments. Even though the Parks employees do not typically perform safety sensitive <br /> functions, they have CDL's and are available for emergency service. This requires them to be <br /> randomly tested along with the other maintenance workers. <br />I <br />,- <br />I <br />