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Res 004-97 1/7/1997RESOLUTION NO. -4- a q A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS; AUTHORIZING AN INMRLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH WICHITA COUNTY TO ADNENISTER THE COUNTY'S DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE WORKPLACE POLICY FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE-DEFINED EMPLOYEES; FINDING AND DETERM[INING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. FALLS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the City Manager be and is hereby authorized to execute an agreement with Wichita County to administer the County's Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy for Commercial Driver's License-defined employees, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract document, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes. SECTION 2. It is hereby found and determined that the meeting at which this resolution was passed was open to the public as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 7th day of January, 1997. , 4A M A Y/ 0) R 114yClerk City STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WICHITA § INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT This agreement, made and entered into this day of 1 1997, by and between the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, a municipal corporation, acting by and through its duly authorized City Manager, and Wichita County, Texas, and Wichita County, Texas, acting by and through its duly authorized County Judge, WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls and Wichita County, Texas, desire to enter into an Agreement to provide for the administration of Wichita County's Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy for CDL (Commercial Driver's License) defined employees; and, WHEREAS, such an agreement is authorized under Chapter 791, Government Code (Interlocal Cooperation Act). NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the City of Wichita Falls and Wichita County agree as follows: f 1. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED. The City, through its Employee Benefits division, shall perform for Wichita County the services set forth below: 2 a. identify those employees who meet the definition of being a CDL-defined employee; b. provide briefings to all affected CDL defined employees to orient them to the provisions of the drug and alcohol free workplace policy prior to its implementation; C. provide supervisors of CDL-defined employees with one hour of drug awareness education and one hour of alcohol awareness education and reasonable suspicion on an annual basis; d. provide the U.S. Department of Transportation Certified Breath Alcohol and Drug Screening Testing for CDL- defined employees as follows: 1. pre-employment/pre-duty testing; 2. post-accident/incident testing; 3. random; 4. reasonable suspicion (supervisor requested based on a reasonable suspicion that an employee is under the influence of a substance when reporting for, or while on duty); 5. return-to-duty; 6. follow-up testing. 0 1 e. provide that the testing of CDL-defined employees is conducted by certified technicians using a Department of Transportation-approved evidentiary breath testing device; f provide that all drug test results are determined at a certified laboratory with the appropriate chain of custody and that all confirmation testing is done using GOMS; 9. provide a convenient location for the collection of drug and alcohol testing for CDL-defined employees; h. provide that the City of Wichita Falls would maintain all the records required by the National Traffic Safety Administration and Department of Transportation; and, i. provide the National Traffic Safety Administration and Department of Transportation with all required reports relating to the requirements of maintaining a drug and alcohol free workplace. 3 2. FACIUMS AND PERSONNEL. City shall maintain the facilities and personnel necessary to provide the services to be performed under this Agreement. 3. FEES. Wichita County agrees to pay the City of Wichita Falls Employee Benefits Trust the sum of $20.00 for each breath alcohol testing, and $28.00 for each drug screen i conducted. Payment shall be made on a monthly basis. . . a 4 4. TERM. The term of this agreement shall be for a period of one (1) year, commencing January , 1997, and ending January , 1998, and shall be automatically renewed for successive one (1) year periods unless terminated as hereinafter provided. Either party shall have the right to terminate this agreement by giving the other party at least ninety (90) days written advance notice of its intent to do so. If mutually agreeable between the parties, this agreement may be terminated after the expiration of thirty (30) days. 5. INDEMNIFICATION. Wichita County agrees to indemnify and hold harmless City against any expense, loss, claim or judgment, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or resulting from City's performance of its services hereunder. EXECUTED as of the day and year first set out above. City of Wichita Falls, Texas By: James Berzina, City Manager Attest: City Clerk ATTEST: County Clerk Wichita County, Texas Nick Gipson, County Judge