Executive Order 94

Question 1

What are the three exceptions for alcohol consumption?

Answer 1

1. Employee is not on duty and attending an official sanctioned function.
2. Not on duty and at a City location like a golf course.
3. Employees official duty and is consuming alcohol in accordance to the Police Department procedures.

Question 2

If there is a conflict between the state legislature and the DOT regulation, alcohol level definitions and the ones contained in the addendum to this order, what will take precedence?

Answer 2

State legislature and DOT regulation definitions

Question 3

Pre-employment/ pre-placement test results under illegal drugs, will an employee be denied when the presence of a known masking agent is detected?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

Testing for alcohol should be administered within how many hours of making a reasonable suspicion determination?

Answer 4

2 hours

Question 5

Testing for illegal drugs should be administered within how many hours of making a reasonable suspicion determination?

Answer 5

8 hours

Question 6

If an employee has been placed on a stipulation and agreement in accordance with this Executive order, as part of that stipulation and agreement, the employee may be tested for alcohol/drugs by the agency without prior notice of the testing date or time for at least how many months?

Answer 6

36 months

Question 7

For commercial driving testing post accidents, for alcohol what time frame should the test be administered? For drug testing what time frame for the test to be administered?

Answer 7

8 hours for alcohol test and 32 hours for the drug test.

Question 8

For alcohol testing random testing shall be conducted annually on what percentage of the average number of City commercial drivers license positions?

Answer 8

25%

Question 9

For drug testing random testing shall be conducted annually on what percentage of the average number of City commercial drivers license positions?

Answer 9

50%

Question 10

On follow up testing for alcohol the number and frequency of the follow-up alcohol tests shall be directed by who and shall consist of at least how many in 12 months following the employee’s return to work?

Answer 10

Substance Abuse Professional and 6 tests with 12 months

Question 11

On follow up testing for illegal drugs the number and frequency of the follow-up drug tests shall be directed by who and shall consist of at least how many in 12 months following the employee’s return to work?

Answer 11

Substance Abuse Professional at least 6 times in a 12 month period

Question 12

Under disciplinary actions, a first time violation of this policy, employees who participate in a supervisor approved inpatient treatment plan shall be allowed to take what time per month sick leave or vacation leave to assure continued health coverage?

Answer 12

1 day

Question 13

What Executive Order does employee drivers license fall under?

Answer 13

Executive Order 25

Question 14

Under Colorado statutes “impaired by alcohol” is defined as what? Under the “influence of alcohol” is defined as what?

Answer 14

Having .05 grams of alcohol (per 2 hundred ten liters of breath or 100 millilitres of blood) but less than .08

Having .08 or more grams of alcohol

Question 15

Under the DOT regulations “under the Influence of alcohol” is defined as what?

Answer 15

Having a .04 percent alcohol concentration or more .