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City of Pequot Lakes DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing <br /> Title: Procedures Effective Date: 2-4-20 <br /> Effective Date(s)of Amendment(s): <br /> The City may accept the results of a blood or breath test in place of an alcohol test <br /> and urine test for the use of controlied substances if: <br /> • The tests are conducted by federal, state, or local officials having <br /> independent authority for the test, and <br /> � The tests conform to applicable federal, state, or local testing requirements, <br /> and <br /> • The test results can be obtained by the City. <br /> Whenever such a test is conducted by a law enforcement officer,the driver must <br /> contact the City and immediately report the existence of the test, providing the <br /> name, badge number, and telephone number of the law enforcement officer who <br /> conducted the test. <br /> 22.2.1.3 Random Testing <br /> Every driver will be subject to unannounced aicohol and controlled substance testing on a <br /> random selection basis. Drivers will be selected for testing by use of a scientifically valid <br /> method under which each driver has an equal chance of being selected each time selections <br /> are made.These random tests will be conducted throughout the calendar year. Each driver <br /> who is notified of selection for random testing must cease performing safety-sensitive <br /> functions and report to the designated test site immediately. It is mathematically possible <br /> drivers may be selected and tested more than once, and others not at all. <br /> If a driver is selected for a random test while he or she is absent, on leave, or away from <br /> work, that driver may be required to undergo the test when he or she returns to work. <br /> For 2019, federal law requires the City to test at a rate of at least twenty-five percent (25%) <br /> of its average number of drivers for controlled substances each year, and to test at a rate of <br /> at least ten percent (10%) of its average number of drivers for alcohol each year.These <br /> minimum testing rates are subject to change by the DOT.S <br /> 22.2.1.4 Reasonable Suspicion Testing <br /> When a supervisor has reasonable suspicion to believe a driver has engaged in conduct <br /> prohibited by federal law or this policy,the City will require the driver to submit to an <br /> alcohol and/or controlled substance test. <br /> The City's determination that reasonable suspicion exists to require the driver to undergo <br /> an alcohol test will be based on "specific, contemporaneous, articulable observations <br /> concerning the appearance, behavior, speech, or body odors of the driver." In the case of <br /> 5 49 C.F.R. §382.304(describing requirements of random testing) <br /> Page 6 of 23 <br />