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Board's review. Notwithst<strong>and</strong>ing all of the above, a violation alleging either<br />

acceptance of a bribe for official misconduct with regard to <strong>Park</strong> District business<br />

or a criminal conviction for taking a bribe in connection with the <strong>Park</strong> District<br />

business shall be classified as Group A Misconduct subject to termination from<br />

employment.<br />

Section 4.<br />

Drug <strong>and</strong> Alcohol <strong>Policy</strong>.<br />

The <strong>Chicago</strong> <strong>Park</strong> District's essential mission is to provide services to its citizens in a safe<br />

<strong>and</strong> economic manner. Furthermore, the economic cost of providing health care services<br />

to employees who abuse drugs <strong>and</strong> alcohol has put an increasing burden on the <strong>Chicago</strong><br />

<strong>Park</strong> District's finances. To maintain a workplace, which provides a safe <strong>and</strong> healthy<br />

work environment for all employees, the following drug <strong>and</strong> alcohol program is<br />

established.<br />

Definitions<br />

(a)<br />

Alcohol: Ethyl alcohol.<br />

(b) Prohibited Items & Substances: All illegal drugs <strong>and</strong> controlled<br />

substances, alcoholic beverages, <strong>and</strong> drug paraphernalia in the possession of,<br />

being used by, an employee on the job or the premises of the <strong>Chicago</strong> <strong>Park</strong><br />

District.<br />

(c) Employer Premises: All property, facilities, l<strong>and</strong>, buildings, structures,<br />

automobiles, trucks <strong>and</strong> other vehicles owned, leased or used by the <strong>Chicago</strong> <strong>Park</strong><br />

District as job sites or work locations <strong>and</strong> over which the <strong>Chicago</strong> <strong>Park</strong> District<br />

has authority as employer.<br />

(d)<br />

Employee: means a person in the active service of the District or who,<br />

although on layoff, appears on a seniority <strong>and</strong> reemployment list for one<br />

or more grades within the District.<br />

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