PURPOSE OF DRUG TESTING PROGRAM. 1. The Police Department has a legal responsibility and management obligation to ensure a safe work environment; as well as paramount interest in protecting the public by ensuring that it's employees have the physical stamina and emotional stability to perform their assigned duties. A requirement for employment must be an employee who is free from drug dependence or illegal drug use. 2. A reasonable drug testing program must establish a balance between the rights of the employee and maintaining a police agency free of illegal drugs. Liability could be found against the Department and the employee if we fail to address ourselves with diligence to ensure that employees can perform their duties without endangering themselves or the public. 3. There is sufficient evidence to conclude that use of illegal drugs and/or drug abuse (whether illegal or prescription drugs) seriously impairs an employee's performance and general physical and mental health. The illegal use of drugs by police employees (therefore, possession) is a crime in this jurisdiction, and clearly unacceptable. There are unique corruption hazards with drug use by the police. Therefore, the Police Department has adopted this written policy to ensure an employee's fitness for duty as a condition of employment, and (a) To ensure drug tests are ordered based on individualized reasonable suspicion or other lawful basis; (b) To establish a written policy on drug testing in the department; and (c) To inform the employee of the conditions under which drug testing is a requirement of employment.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
PURPOSE OF DRUG TESTING PROGRAM. 1. The Police Department has a legal responsibility and management obligation to ensure a safe work environment; as well as paramount interest in protecting the public by ensuring that it's ’s employees have the physical stamina and emotional stability to perform their assigned duties. A requirement for employment must be an employee who is free from drug dependence or illegal drug use.
2. A reasonable drug testing program must establish a balance between the rights of the employee and maintaining a police agency free of illegal drugs. Liability could be found against the Department and the employee if we fail to address ourselves with diligence to ensure that employees can perform their duties without endangering themselves or the public.
3. There is sufficient evidence to conclude that use of illegal drugs and/or drug abuse (whether illegal or prescription drugs) seriously impairs an employee's ’s performance and general physical and mental health. The illegal use of drugs by police employees (therefore, possession) is a crime in this jurisdiction, and clearly unacceptable. There are unique corruption hazards with drug use by the police. Therefore, the Police Department has adopted this written policy to ensure an employee's ’s fitness for duty as a condition of employment, and
(a) To ensure drug tests are ordered based on individualized reasonable suspicion or other lawful basis;
(b) To establish a written policy on drug testing in the department; and
(c) To inform the employee of the conditions under which drug testing is a requirement of employment.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
