HomeMy WebLinkAboutexhibit 5- drug free certDRUG -FREE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION
In accordance with the applicable statutes and regulations governing the Quality Housing
and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, the City of Miami certifies that it will continue to
provide a drug -free workplace by:
1. Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture,
distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in
the grantee's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against
employees for violation of such prohibition;
2. Establishing an ongoing drug -free awareness program to inform employees about —
(a) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
(b) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug -free workplace;
(c) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance
programs; and
(d) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse occurring in
the workplace;
3. Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the
grant be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph 1;
4. Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph 1 that, as a condition
of employment under the grant, the employee will —
(a) Abide by the terms of the statement; and
(b) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a
criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days
after such conviction;
5. Notifying the agency in writing, within ten calendar days after receiving notice under
subparagraph 4(b) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such
conviction. Employers of convicted employees must provide notice, including
position title, to every grant officer or other designee on whose grant activity the
convicted employee was working, unless the Federal agency has designated a central
point for the receipt of such notices. Notice shall include the identification number(s)
of each affected grant;
6. Taking one of the following actions within 30 calendar days of receiving notice
under subparagraph 4(b), with respect to any employee who is so convicted -
(a) Appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including
termination, consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
as amended; or
(b) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance
or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by Federal, State, or local
health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency;