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8 <br />Attachment <br />arises outside of County business hours, the department <br />head may contact the Personnel representative and obtain <br />information on testing arrangements by calling the County <br />9 -1 -1 Center. <br />d. Following the substantiation of reasonable suspicion, the <br />department head or designee notifies the employee of the <br />requirement for an immediate drug and /or alcohol test. If the <br />employee refuses to take the test, the department head or <br />designee advises the employee that refusal of testing in this <br />circumstance has the same consequence as as ^ensidemd a <br />positive test result and that the employee will be subject to <br />Fray Fesul in disciplinary action, including dismissal under this <br />Ordinance. <br />e. The supervisor or other County official escorts the employee to <br />the testing location. From the time reasonable suspicion is <br />determined, the employee is removed from duty and observed to <br />assure that he or she does not ingest anything or attempt to <br />acquire "clean" urine from another person. <br />f. After the testing is completed, the supervisor or County official <br />escorting the employee to the testing location should use every <br />reasonable means to assure the employee reaches home safely. <br />g. A reasonable suspicion alcohol test should be administered <br />within two hours and may not be administered later than eight <br />hours following the reasonable suspicion determination. If the <br />test is not administered within two hours and also if is not <br />administered within eight hours, the supervisor must document <br />and submit to the Personnel Department the reasons for not <br />administering the test. <br />h. A reasonable suspicion drug test must be administered no later <br />than 32 hours following the reasonable suspicion determination. <br />If the test is not administered within 32 hours, the supervisor <br />must document and submit to the Personnel Department the <br />reasons for not administering the test. <br />L While awaiting results of a reasonable suspicion drug test, a <br />permanent employee is placed on leave with pay for the regularly <br />scheduled work hours. (A temporary employee is not paid for <br />- - --- -- -- - - - - -- -if -- +he- result -ef the te +--- i�r�eci +ive-++nr:-- +he- ---- -- - - - - -- <br />th�missed- worktrme -)- T,zr ...,,,.,, ,,, <br />nl y dismissed, fF n iii + f the dismissal the <br />�F'*�T� -�rs �flli�scc� the- e,-rect.ve -�erc <br />date Fea'.seenabiie —•c7 pinion w de +ermined <br />l�sprvtvn -►�as v � �rrrtrrc� <br />