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e . . City of Arden .Hills Personnel PoLey EffecuveJune 29,2002 b. Has violated written rules prohibiting the use, possession, sale or transfer of drugs or alcohol while working, while on City premises, or while operating City vehicles, machinery or equipment; or, c. Has sustained a personal injury requiring medical care, or has caused another employee to sustain an injury requiring medical care; or, d. Has caused a work-related accident or was operating or helping to operate equipment, machinery or a vehicle involved in a work-related accident. Employees will be driven to the clinic by their supervisor or the City Administrator. A urine or blood sample will be taken and the sample will be forwarded to a certified laboratory for testing. 3. An employee must notify his or her supervisor within five (5) days of any arrest or conviction under a criminal drug statute. If an employee has been convicted under any drug statute, he or she will be requested to pursue the requirements in number 4 below. 4. Any employee may be required to undergo drug or alcohol testing if that employee has been referred by the City for chemical dependency treatment or evaluation or is participating in a chemical dependency treatment program under an employee benefit plan and has been found to be chemically dependent. The employee may be required to undergo testing, without prior notice, during the period of evaluation or treatment and for up to two years following completion of any chemical dependency treatment program. 5. Applicants and employees may refuse to submit to drug or alcohol testing; however, a refusal to submit to required testing will be grounds for immediate suspension without pay with intent to terminate. Offers of employment will be withdrawn from applicants and employees who refuse testing. 6. Before testing is conducted, employees or applicants must state on a written form if they have seen the City policy and note any over-the-counter and prescription medications they are taking or have recently taken plus any other relevant information. This form will be given to the hospital at the time of testing. 7. The City Administrator will receive the results of the drug and alcohol tests. The City will report results of testing in writing to the employee or applicant within three (3) working days of receipt. If the test result is positive, the City will inform the employee or applicant in writing of his or her right to: 17