Subject: 10424/AmendCode/Physical Exam/Fire & Police
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1993 15:21:49 -0500


                
                   	     ORDINANCE   10424 
                
                
                
                 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHATTANOOGA CITY CODE,
                 PART II, SECTION 2-172, RELATIVE TO PHYSICAL
                 EXAMINATIONS AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTS
                 REQUIRED OF FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS.
                
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              SECTION 1.     BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE 
CITY
         OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, That Chattanooga City Code Part II,
         Section 2-172 be and the same hereby is amended by deleting 
said
         section and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
        
            Section 2-172.  Physical Examinations, Drug and
                 Alcohol Testing of Fire Fighters and Police
                 Officers.
           
            (a)	 Any employee of the department of fire and police
                 participating in and covered by the Firemen's and
                 Policemen's Insurance and Pension Fund shall
                 submit to a medical examination after a
                 conditional offer and before a final offer of
                 employment is made.  After employment, such
                 employees shall be required to participate in
                 periodic screening tests or examinations relating
                 to heart and lung conditions, such as but not
                 limited to cholesterol tests, blood pressure
                 checks, pulmonary function tests, and blood
                 tests.  If any screening examination suggests the
                 need for a more complete medical evaluation, the
                 employee shall be scheduled for a
                 fitness-for-duty examination by a physician
                 selected by the department head.  A department
                 head may also order a fitness-for-duty
                 examination where other circumstances suggest
                 that an employee may not be able to perform the
                 essential functions of a fire fighter or police
                 officer.  Nothing herein shall preclude more
                 comprehensive testing or examination of fire
                 fighters or police officers subjected to
                 particular occupational hazards, such as, but not
                 limited to, members of the hazardous materials
                 response team.  The physician shall furnish to
                 the department head a complete medical report
                 with a copy to the employee.  All screening tests
                 and medical examination reports shall be
                 maintained as a confidential record under
                 Tennessee Code Annotated Sections 10-7-503 and
                 10-7-504.
           
            (b)	 Any employee who is not found to be physically
                 able to perform fire or police duties shall apply
                 for retirement or re-assignment to a position
                 that the employee may perform with reasonable
                 accommodations. The department head, with the
                 approval of the mayor and with the consent of the
                 employee, may grant a waiver conditioned as the
                 circumstances may require.
           
            (c)	 All employees of the department of fire and
                 police who are participants in the Firemen's and
                 Policemen's Insurance and Pension Fund and fire
                 and police emergency dispatchers shall be subject
                 to testing for drugs and alcohol in a manner
                 comparable to regulations of the U. S. Department
                 of Transportation for testing of commercial motor
                 vehicle drivers.
           
            (d)	 The department heads shall promulgate written
                 policies and procedures prior to implementation
                 of the provisions of this section.
           
              SECTION 2.     BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance 

         shall take effect two (2) weeks from and after its passage, as
         provided by law.
        
         PASSED on Third and final
         Reading June 11, 1996.	       
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              	   	     	       	    	 CHAIRPERSON
        
              	   	     	       APPROVED:   x   DISAPPROVED: ______
        
              	   	     	       DATE: June 11, 1996.
        
              	   	     	       s/s________________________________
              	   	     	       	    	      MAYOR
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