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RESOLUTION NO. 7817(CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING AN
ANTI-DRUG PROGRAM POLICY FOR THE CITY'S
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the
Urban Mass Transportation Administration passed regulations
requiring recipients of federal financial assistance to establish
an anti-drug program.
WHEREAS, the governing boards of those recipients must
adopt an anti-drug program policy as a part of the required anti-
drug program.
WHEREAS, the recipients of federal financial assistance
will become ineligible for said assistance should they fail to
establish an anti-drug program.
WHEREAS, the City's Transportation Department is
covered by the U.S. Department of Transportation and Urban Mass
Transportation Administration regulations and is eligible to
receive approximately $2,000,000 annually in federal financial
assistance.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City recognizes drug abuse as a poten-
tial health, safety and security problem. Employees needing help
in dealing with such problems are encouraged to use the City's
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employee assistance program or health insurance plans, as appro-
priate. conscientious efforts to seek such help will not jeopar-
dize any employee's job, and will not be noted in his/her person-
nel file.
SECTION 2. It is the policy of the City of Santa Moni-
ca that: 1) an employee may not perform a sensitive safety func-
tion while that employee has a prohibited drug in his or her sys-
tem; 2) if an employee performing a sensitive safety function
refuses to take a drug test authorized by the Urban Mass
Transportation Administration (UMTA) rules on Control of Drug Use
in Mass Transportation operations or is tested for drugs under
the UMTA rules and does not pass the drug test, that employee
shall be relieved of his or her sensitive safety duties immedi-
ately; and 3) an employee who refuses to take a drug test au-
thorized by the UMTA rules or does not pass a drug test adminis-
tered under the UMTA rules may not return to a sensitive safety
function until the employee has passed a return to duty drug test
required by the UMTA rules.
SECTION 3. that the city Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the
same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS U
city Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 23rd day of May, 1989.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 7817(CCS)
was duly adopted by the City council of the city of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on May 23, 1989 by the following
Council vote:
Ayes:
Councilmembers:
Abdo, Finkel, Jennings,
Reed, Mayor Zane
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Noes: Councilmembers:
None
Abstain: Councilmembers:
None
Absent: Councilmembers:
Genser
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ATTEST:
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