Health and Safety Examinations. A. In the interest of health, safety, or job performance, the City may require a medical or psychological examination of an employee. The City shall give reasons in writing to the employee for the required examination upon the employee's request. Any such examination shall be conducted by a licensed practitioner. If, in the examiner's opinion, the employee's condition jeopardizes his health or safety, or that of another employee, or renders his job performance unsatisfactory, the City may relieve the employee from active employment, and he will be eligible to use his accrued sick leave. Any City-required examinations shall be paid in full by the City. Any time spent by the employee traveling to, from, and during the examination will be work time, subject to any applicable call-in or overtime pay. Any other time necessarily lost by the employee awaiting examination or results will be treated as administrative leave. If the results of the examination are that the employee is properly relieved from duty, this will be charged instead to accrued sick leave. The employee will be provided complete copies of all reports, findings and recommendations of the examiner.
Health and Safety Examinations. (a) In the interest of health, safety or job performance, the City may require a medical or other examination of an employee. Any such examination shall be conducted by a licensed practitioner. The Fire Chief (or his designee) and the Director of Human Resources (or his designee) shall jointly determine in good faith if an employee is required to have an examination. The City will not order an examination unless based upon reasonable suspicion or other grounds which are not unjust or arbitrary. This may include an employee’s potential responsibility for an accident or incident which results in bodily harm or property damage, a violation of traffic or other laws or safety rules which could cause bodily injury or property damage, unexplained and excessive absence, or employee appearance, behavior or speech. If in the examiner’s opinion the employee’s condition jeopardizes his health or safety, or that of another employee, or renders his job performance unsatisfactory, the City may relieve him from active employment, and he will be eligible to use his accrued sick leave. Any City-required examinations shall be paid in full by the City. Any time spent by the employee traveling to, from and during the examination will be work time, subject to any applicable call-in or overtime pay. The employee will be provided complete copies of all reports, findings and recommendations of the examiner.
