Testing Determination – Reasonable Suspicion. Upon determining that a member must submit to a reasonable belief test or an unannounced test under 30.9 Order to Submit to Testing, for alcohol or illegal drug usage, the supervisor shall give the member an opportunity, prior to the test, to request the presence of, or to seek the advice from a Lodge Representative. The member and the Lodge Representative, if available, shall be given an opportunity to communicate any information or other explanation relevant to the circumstances to the supervisor. The supervisor shall then determine, after considering all of the circumstances, whether the test shall be administered. The unavailability of a Lodge Representative shall not prohibit the City from requiring the member to submit to a reasonable belief test. If the supervisor determines that a test shall be given, testing shall be made immediately after discussion with the member and the Lodge Representative, if available, but no more than one hundred and twenty (120) minutes after the reasonable belief determination has been made, whichever is sooner. The Lodge Representative, if available, may accompany the member to and be present with the member at the collection site. The fact that a member may have been taking a legal drug shall not preclude the administration of a drug test if the supervisor has reasonable belief to believe that the member's satisfactory work performance has been adversely affected by the presence of such a legal drug; provided, however, that the ultimate disposition of the matter shall take such fact into consideration.
