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completion of a second rehabilitation program, disciplinary action as prescribed in this handbook may be applied. An employee may request a confirmatory retest of the original sample at the employee's own expense within five (5) days of receiving notice of a positive confirmatory test result. It shall be the responsibility of the employee to contact the City who will work with the employee to contact the laboratory which performed the original test and also make arrangements with the second federally certified laboratory to perform the confirmatory retest. If the confirmatory retest does not confirm the original positive test result, no adverse personnel action based on the original result may be taken against the employee and the City will reimburse the employee for the actual cost of the confirmatory retest. The employee, upon request and subject to approval of the testing laboratory will have the right to inspect and observe any aspect of the drug testing program. This drug testing program is solely initiated at the behest of the City for the safety and well-being of the public and employees. The City shall be solely liable for any legal obligations for its actions of requiring testing or for actions taken as a result of testing. This Policy is in no way intended to supersede or waive an employee's federal or state constitutional rights, or contractual rights. This Policy is subject to the interpretation of the state law pertaining to drug and alcohol testing. Employee Assistance Program The City has a contract with a private provider, whereby the employee can receive diagnostic referral assistance in such areas as parent/child relationships, marital problems, behavior problems, drug and alcohol, emotional and mental disorders and personal adjustment difficulties. The service is provided at no cost to the employee. All contact between the employee and the private provider is confidential. The employer does not receive information concerning employees as a result of the service. For more information, contact the City Clerk. Performance Evaluation Supervisors will conduct a performance evaluation for each of the employees whom they directly supervise. The first performance evaluation will generally occur at six (6) months and within thirty (3 0) days prior to the completion of the employee's twelve (12) month probationary period. After completion of the probationary period, performance evaluations are submitted annually by the supervisor on the employee's employment anniversary date. Performance evaluations may be performed more frequently if an employee's performance is not satisfactory. All evaluations will be discussed with the employee before submission. The performance evaluation reports are retained in the employee's personnel file. 19 142286x12