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<br />STANDARD OF CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES <br /> <br />DRUG FREE WORKPLACE <br /> <br />POLICY STATEMENT: <br /> <br />It is the pol i cy of the Ci ty of Pa ri s to provi de employees with a <br />working environment that is free of the problems associated with the <br />use and abuse of controlled substances. The use of controlled <br />substances is inconsistent with the behavior expected of employees and <br />subjects the City to unacceptable risks of workplace accidents or other <br />failures that would undermine the City's ability to operate effectively <br />and efficiently. The City considers employees who use such substances <br />to be less reliable and stable and lacking in good judgment. <br />Noncompliance with the policy set forth below will result in <br />disciplinary action. <br /> <br />I. The non-prescriptive use, sale, possession, distribution, <br />dispensation, manufacture, or transfer of controlled <br />substances on City property or other work sites where <br />employees may be assigned or elsewhere during work hours is <br />strictly prohibited. Further prohibited is the use, sa.le, <br />possession, distribution, dispensation, manufacture, or <br />transfer of controlled substances on non-worki ng time to the <br />extent such activity impairs an employee's ability to perform <br />his/her job or where such use, sale, possession, distribution, <br />manufacture, or transfer affects the reputation of the City to <br />the general public or threatens its integrity. Persons <br />violating the City policy will be subject to disciplinary <br />action, which may include termination for a first offense. <br /> <br />II. Employees who are convicted of controlled substances-related <br />violations in the workplace under state or federal law or who <br />plead guilty or nolo contendere to such charges must inform <br />the Director of Personnel or designated representative and <br />Department Director or designated representative within five <br />(5) days of such conviction or plea. Failure to do so will <br />result in disciplinary action, including termination from <br />employment for a first offense. Employees convicted or <br />pleading guilty or nolo contendere to such drug-related <br />violations must successfully complete a drug abuse assistance <br />or similar program as a condition of continued employment or <br />re-employment. <br /> <br />"Controlled Substance" is defined to mean those drugs listed in <br />Schedules I through V of Section 202 of the Federal Controlled <br />Substances Act, 21, U.S.C. 812, and includes, but is not limited to, <br />marijuana, cocaine (including "crack" and other cocaine derivatives), <br />morphine, heroin, amphetamines, and barbiturates. When used in this <br />policy, the term "drugs" means "controlled substances." The term does <br />not include those controlled substances used pursuant to and in <br />accordance with a valid prescription. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT A <br />