HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 08-015 Amending Employee Drug Testing CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY,WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 08-015
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SPOKANE VALLEY MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.50.060
RELATING TO DRUG TESTING OF EMPLOYEES, AND PRE EMPLOYMENT DRUG
TESTING FOR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING
THERETO.
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley previously adopted regulations relating to drug testing of
employees and pre-employment testing for prospective employees pursuant to SVMC 2.50.060; and
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley seeks to amend SVMC 2.50.060 to ensure compliance with state
and federal laws,and designate responsibilities for duties contained therein.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley, Spokane County,Washington,
ordains as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend SVMC 2.50.060, the
provisions relating to drug testing for employees and prospective employees.
Section 2.Spolcane Valley Municipal Code Section 2.50.060 is hereby amended as follows:
A.The Human Resources Manager shall require a pre-offer drug screen test for all applicants and
employees applying for a position requiring a commercial driver's license (CDL) or involving safety-
sensitive job duties.
B.The Human Resources Manager shall require an appropriate post-conditional offer, pre-employment
physical exam of all prospective City employees.
C. Employees required to maintain a commercial driver's license (CDL) and employees who are
assigned safety-sensitive job duties shall be subject to periodic random drug testing as required by law.
D. Upon a finding by an employee's supervisor of reasonable suspicion that the employee's ability to
properly perform the job has been lessened by the use of intoxicating liquor and/or drugs, the employee
may be required to submit to alcohol or drug testing. In addition, an employee may be required to submit
to alcohol or drug testing if the employee is injured or injures another employee during work hours or is
involved in a work-related accident and the City reasonably suspects that the employee's actions or
failure to act contributed to the injury or accident.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance should
be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section,sentence, clause or
phrase of this Ordinance.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective five days after publication
of the ordinance,or a summary thereof, in the official newspaper of the ity.
Adopted this 12"day of August,2008.
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Office of'I'e City ttomey
Date of Publication: 8-22-08
Effective Date: 8-27-08
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