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RESOLUTION NO. 2007-351
AMENDING VARIOUS POLICIES
WHEREAS, staff has identified the attached list of policies ("Attachment E") that are
recommended to be amended,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL that the attached list
of policies ("Attachment E") are hereby amended as noted in the attachments.
ADOPTED by the Plymouth City Council on August 28, 2007.
Resolution No. 2007-351
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ATTACHMENT E
METROLINK ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY
Resolution No. 2001-067
Februaiy 13, 2001
Plymouth Metrolink, the transit system for the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, is dedicated
to providing safe, dependable transportation services to the public and ensuring that the
public and employees of contracted service providers have a safe environment that is free
from risks which result from alcohol and substance abuse.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has established alcohol and substance abuse
requirements for transit employees in safety sensitive positions (i.e. drivers, mechanics,
dispatchers). These requirements are set forth in FTA regulations 49 CFR, Parts 653 and
654 and testing procedures outlined in 49 CFR Part 40. At the pfese„* *role, The FTA is
in the pfeeess a replacmged FTA regulations 49 CFR, Parts 653 and 654 with Rule 655_;
d anee adopted shall be eansidefed pai4 of this Dl,hey.
All of Plymouth Metrolink transit services are operated by contracted service providers
through jointly approved agreements with established effective contract periods. All
drivers, mechanics and dispatchers covered under FTA alcohol and substance abuse
regulations are the employees of these contracted service providers.
It is the policy of Plymouth Metrolink that all contracted service providers comply with
FTA alcohol and substance abuse regulations. They are required to complete and submit
to Plymouth Metrolink an annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Contractor Checklist, to
provide and update copies of their current Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policies (including
testing procedures), and to certify to Plymouth Metrolink their compliance with the FTA
alcohol and substance abuse regulations. Copies of these checklists, policies and
certifications will be kept on file in the Plymouth Metrolink administrative office at 3400
Plymouth Boulevard, Plymouth, Minnesota 55447.
In addition, contracted service providers will be required to provide regular status reports
on types and numbers of tests administered, cumulative test results and cumulative
actions taken. Under no circumstances will contracted service providers offer
confidential employee information, including names and specific testing results that
could lead one to infer confidential employee information.
Resolution No. 2007-3521
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Contracted service providers will, from time to time, meet with representative(s) of
Plymouth Metrolink to demonstrate testing procedures, to allow inspection of testing
facilities, and to permit Plymouth Metrolink reasonable access to allow for compliance
under FTA regulations.
Contracted service providers will also ensure that primary outside maintenance providers
with whom the providers have an ongoing relationship (with the exclusion of those
exclusively performing warranty work) are compliant with FTA regulations, as required
by the FTA.
The role of Plymouth Metrolink is to provide general oversight and to ensure contract
compliance with its contracted service providers. At no time shall this policy be
construed to imply an employer/employee relationship between Plymouth Metrolink or
the City of Plymouth and the employees of the contracted service providers.