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taken against employees for violations of such prohibition; B. Establishing a drug-free awareness program to inform its employees of(l) the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; (2) the City's policy of maintaining a drug- free workplace; (3) any available drug counseling, rehabilitation and employee assistance pro grams; and ( 4) the penalties that may be imposed upon an employee for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace; C. Notifying all employees in the statement required by subparagraph (A) above that as a condition of continued employment, the employee will ( 1) abide by the terms of the statement; and (2) notify the City of any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five (5) days after such conviction; D. Notifying the State in writing within ten (10) days after receiving notice from an employee under subdivision (C)(2) above, or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction; E. Within thirty (30) days after receiving notice under subdivision (C)(2) above of a conviction, imposing the following sanctions or remedial measures on any employee who is convicted of drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace: (1) taking appropriate personnel action against the employee, up to and including termination; or (2) requiring such employee to satisfactorily participate in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a federal, state or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; and F. Making a good faith effort to maintain a drug-free workplace through the implementation of subparagraphs (A) through (E) above. 2.16 Employment Eligibility Verification. As required by IC §22-5-1.7, the City swears or affirms under the penalties of perjury that the City does not knowingly employ an unauthorized alien. The City further agrees that: A. The City shall enroll in and verify the work eligibility status of all its newly hired employees through the E-Verify program as defined in IC §22-5-1.7-3. The City is not required to participate should the E-Verify program cease to exist. Additionally, the City is not required to participate if the City is self-employed and does not employ any employees. B. The City shall not knowingly employ or contract with an unauthorized alien. The City shall not retain an employee or contract with a person that the City subsequently learns is an unauthorized alien. C. The City shall require its contractors, who perform work under this Agreement, to certify to the City that the contractor does not knowingly employ or contract with an unauthorized alien and that the contractor has enrolled and is participating in the E- Verify program. The City agrees to maintain this certification throughout the duration -7 -