4.130.110 Random testing.
A. Every driver shall submit to random alcohol and controlled substance testing as required in this section.
B. The random testing of drivers will be unannounced, spread reasonably throughout the year, and will be conducted to assure that all drivers have an equal chance of being tested.
C. The drivers to be tested will be randomly selected using a scientifically valid method.
D. The minimum annual percentage rate for random alcohol testing shall be 10 percent of the average number of driver positions.
E. The minimum annual percentage rate for random controlled substances testing shall be 50 percent of the average number of driver positions or such other rate as may be set annually by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
1. The selection of drivers for random alcohol and controlled substances testing shall be made by a scientifically valid method, such as a random number table or a computer-based random number generator that is matched with drivers’ Social Security numbers, payroll identification numbers, or other comparable identifying numbers.
2. Each driver selected for random alcohol and controlled substances testing under the selection process used shall have an equal chance of being tested each time selections are made.
3. Each driver selected for testing shall be tested during the selection period.
4. The city shall ensure that random alcohol and controlled substances tests conducted under this part are unannounced.
5. The city shall ensure that the dates for administering random alcohol and controlled substances tests conducted under this part are spread reasonably throughout the calendar year.
6. The city shall require that each driver who is notified of selection for random alcohol and/or controlled substances testing proceeds to the test site immediately; provided, however, that if the driver is performing a safety-sensitive function, other than driving a commercial motor vehicle, at the time of notification, the employer shall instead ensure that the driver ceases to perform the safety-sensitive function and proceeds to the testing site as soon as possible.
7. A driver shall only be tested for alcohol while the driver is performing a safety-sensitive function, just before the driver is to perform a safety-sensitive function, or just after the driver has ceased performing such function. (Ord. 12-001 § 3, 2013)