19940913 1994-19ORDINANCE NO. 1994-19
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17-7 (b) AND (c),
ARTICLE I, CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, CONCERNING TESTS
FOR FITNESS REGARDING EMPLOYMENT WITH
THE CITY OF FAIRFAX
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, that Section 17-7(b) and (c), Article I, Chapter 17
of the Code of the City of Fairfax, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 17-7.
Recruitment and selection.
(b) Tests for fitness. In order to determine their capacity
or fitness for a position, applicants may be required to take
examinations which may include written and oral tests. Applicants
for public safety positions may be required to take polygraph
examinations.
Applicants for public safety positions and positions where
drug use could have an adverse impact on the public or the
applicant's job performance may be required to undergo drug
testing. Additionally, once employed, said employees may be
required to undergo drug testing during regularly scheduled
physical examinations and/or where there is a reasonable ground to
suspect drug use by the employee. Waivers of eligibility for
disability retirement benefits may be required for pre-existing
conditions discovered by any physical examination. However,
waivers of disability benefits shall not be deemed to avoid the
minimum physical standards for any positions.
(c) As a condition of a final offer of employment, persons
may be required to successfully complete physical and psychological
tests, and execute agreements providing for continued compliance
with city and/or departmental policies regarding job standards,
such as physical fitness requirements and non-smoking requirements.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the remaining subsections of the
section hereby amended shall continue to read as previously
enacted.
3. This ordinance shall become effective as provided by law.
INTRODUCED:
July 26, 1994
PUBLIC HEARING: September 13, 1994
ADOPTED:
September 13, 1994
Date
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