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(a) When an employee in the classified service demonstrates conduct that falls below desirable standards, he or she may be subject to disciplinary action.

(b) General reasons for which an employee may be disciplined include:

(1) Drinking intoxicating beverages on the job or arriving on the job under the influence of intoxicating beverages.

(2) Use, consumption, or possession of marijuana (including every compound, manufacture, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or its resin, including marijuana concentrate), on the job or arriving on the job impaired by the same, unless the employee has a medical prescription for marijuana from a licensed medical practitioner as a part of a medical treatment and can perform work unimpaired.

(3) Illegal use, consumption or possession of any controlled or illegal substance on the job or arriving on the job impaired by the same.

(4) Ingestion of any prescription or over the counter medication in amounts beyond the prescribed or recommended dosage on the job, or arriving on the job impaired by the same. Employees shall notify their immediate supervisor when required to use prescription medicine that they have been informed has the potential to impair job performance.

(5) Violation of a lawful duty.

(6) Insubordination.

(7) Breach of discipline.

(8) Being absent from work without first notifying and securing permission from the employee’s supervisors.

(9) Being habitually absent or tardy for any reason.

(10) Misconduct.

(11) Conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.

(12) Using religious, political, or fraternal influence.

(13) Accepting fees, gifts, or other valuable things in the return for performance of the employee’s official duties for the City.

(14) Inability to perform the assigned job.

(15) Political activity as restricted by the Charter.

(16) Failure to follow the City’s drug, alcohol, and marijuana policy as set forth in the City of Kenai Employee Handbook.

(17) Knowingly or negligently failing to follow Federal and State occupational safety and health regulations and City law and policy regarding the same.

(Ords. 336, 537, 1347-89, 1670-95, 2761-2014, 2816-2015, 3018-2018)