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17.5 Application of Seniorit,.. Seniority shall apply where specifically provided in this Agreement. No part-time employee shall supersede any full-time employee in seniority. 17.6 No regular employee shall be laid off while a probationary employee is working and provided the senior regular employee is qualified to perform the work available. Layoff shall be according to seniority within job classification. Probationary employees shall be laid off first. Thereafter layoff shall proceed in inverse order of seniority and recall shall be in the reverse order of layoff within a classification. Notice Of recall shall be sent to employees, at their last known address as on file with the Employer, by registered or certified mall. If the employee falls to report for work within ten (10) calendar days from the date of mailing of the notice of recall, the employee shall be considered to have resigned. Employees shall have the right of recall for a period of one (1) year from the initial layoff date. ARTICLE 18 OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT 18.1 Employees may accept outside employment during the employee's off duty hours, provided such employment is not illegal and would not bring discredit to the employee's position, or to the Pequot Lakes Police Department. Employees must notify the Police Chief or designee, in writing, prior to commencing such employment and may be required by the Police Chief or designee to justify continued employment if the Police Chief or designee believes the employment presents a conflict of interest or if the Police Chief or designee has other valid objection to the employment. An employee may not hold himself/herself out as a city employee to his other employer or to the public when engaged in outside employment. Such secondary employment cannot interfere with the operation of the department or interfere with the employee's ability to meet employment requirements. Employees may not use City -issued weapons, equipment, or uniforms in outside employment. ARTICLE 19 DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING AND FITNESS FOR DUTY 19.1 Members of the bargaining unit shall be subject to drug and alcohol testing in accordance with the City of Pequot Lakes Policy on Controlled Substance and Alcohol Testing. All testing for alcohol shall be through blood testing; the only exception being that an employee may consent in writing to an initial breath alcohol test provided any positive test must be confirmed through blood testing and provided further the employee must sign a release approved by the Union and the Employer prior to any breath test. If the employee chooses to not sign a release, no adverse employment action will be taken against the employee solely due to the refusal to sign the release. However, if the employee refuses blood testing the refusal shall constitute a positive test result. !9.2 If an employee cannot fulfill the duties of their job, the Police Chief may; require a member of the bargaining unit to submit to a fitness for duty exam in the case of a serious physical condition, mental health condition, or long-term disability. 17