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The city shall ensure all alcohol or controlled substances testing conducted under this title complies with the procedures set forth in DOT regulations 49 CFR Part 40.

A. Alcohol.

1. Tests will be conducted under the guidance of a breath alcohol technician selected by the city and in accordance with DOT regulations at one or more designated testing sites.

2. The site(s) will afford privacy to the individual being tested. If the result of an initial test is an alcohol concentration of less than 0.02, no further testing is required and the results are transmitted to the DER in a confidential manner.

3. If the result of an initial test is an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or greater, a confirmation test will be performed within 20 minutes. The results of an initial test and the confirmation test are printed on the breath alcohol test forms, signed by both the breath alcohol technician and the driver, and transmitted to the applicable DER in a confidential manner.

4. A driver tested who is found to have an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or greater but less than 0.04 shall not perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions, including driving a commercial motor vehicle, nor shall the driver perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions, until the start of the driver’s next regularly scheduled duty period, but not less than 24 hours following administration of the test.

B. Controlled Substances.

1. DOT regulations require testing for marijuana, cocaine, opiates, amphetamines and phencyclidine. Tests for these substances will be conducted under the guidance of the medical review officer selected by the city and in accordance with DOT regulations at one or more designated collection sites. Collection of urine samples will allow individual privacy unless there is a reason to believe that a particular individual may alter or substitute the specimen. It is a violation of federal law and this policy to adulterate or dilute a specimen during the collection procedure.

2. Test results are given to the medical review officer for analyzing and reporting to the applicable DER. (Ord. 12-001 § 3, 2013)