3. Drug Testing on Basis of Transfer
All Members shall be required to submit to a drug test as a condition of transfer to the Air
4. Drug Testing on the Basis of Individualized Reasonable Suspicion
a. Members will be required to take drug tests as a condition of continued employment
in order to ascertain prohibited drug usage whenever reasonable suspicion exists as
to that Member’s use of prohibited drugs.
b. If reasonable suspicion is established that a Member is in violation of this policy, the
Notification for Testing
1. Testing based upon reasonable suspicion shall be done as soon as possible without
any prior notification to the Member.
2. Members notified of their selection for random testing shall proceed immediately to
Drug Testing Procedures
1. Location – The test shall be given at an authorized, private collection facility as
designated acceptable by the Chief of Police. The location shall be secure and afford reasonable
privacy to the Member.
2. Specimen Collection
a. Before testing, the Member will be requested to produce a departmental
identification card for positive identification. Each Member will be informed that
they may request a split sample and the procedures for same.