Common use of SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION POLICY Clause in Contracts

SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION POLICY. Section 1. The City of Sioux Falls (the City) is committed to developing an organizational culture of employee well-being and safety. The City’s well-being vision is to “Create an organizational culture that inspires employee health, safety, and happiness in everyday decisions.” The City is also committed to providing a safe, healthy, and productive work environment. Therefore, to meet this objective, as well as our obligations under applicable federal and state laws, the City has a Substance Abuse Prevention Policy that provides the City with reasonable measures to ensure the safe and successful operation of City business. Therefore, all City employees are strictly prohibited from unlawfully using, possessing, manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing any controlled substance or drug paraphernalia at any time on or off the job, or from unlawfully having any detectable level of any controlled substance in the body at any time on or off the job. In accordance with federal law, the City also prohibits any employee from being under the influence of marijuana while on City property or engaging in City business regardless of whether the employee has a medical marijuana card or prescription for medical marijuana use. The City does not allow any employee to use, possess, cultivate, manufacture, distribute, dispense, sell, or store marijuana under any circumstance. Employees are also strictly prohibited from using, possessing, or having a detectable level of alcohol (defined as .02 or greater) in the body while working, performing job duties while on the City’s premises, or while operating City vehicles, machinery, or equipment. Any illegal drug use or working while under the influence of alcohol is incompatible with employment with the City of Sioux Falls. Any employee found to be in violation of this policy or any of the provisions set forth in this policy will be subject to discipline up to and including termination of employment with the City. This policy does not apply to public safety officers in situations when they are in possession of an illegal controlled substance, drug paraphernalia, or alcohol as legally authorized while acting in the line of duty.