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19. DRUG -FREE WORKPLACE. The Agency hereby covenants and agrees to make a good faith <br />effort to provide and maintain a drug -free workplace as specified in 24 C.F.R. Part 24. Agency will give <br />written notice to the City within ten (10) days after receiving actual notice that an employee has been convicted <br />of a criminal drug violation occurring in Agency=s workplace. <br />The Agency certifies and agrees that it will provide a drug -free workplace by <br />A. Publishing and providing to all of its employees a statement notifying their employees <br />that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled <br />substance is prohibited in the Agency=s workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken <br />against employees for violations of such prohibition; and <br />B. Establishing a drug -free awareness program to inform their employees of the (1) the <br />dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; (2) the Agency=s policy of maintaining a drug -free <br />workplace; (3) any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; <br />and (4) the penalties that may be imposed upon an employee for drug abuse violations occurring <br />in the workplace. <br />C. Notifying all employees in the statement required by subparagraph (a) above that as <br />a condition of continued employment the employee will (1) abide by the terms of the statement; <br />and (2) notify the Agency of any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation occurring in the <br />workplace no later than five (5) days after such conviction; <br />D. Notifying in writing the City within ten (10) days after receiving notice from an <br />employee under subdivision (c)(2) above, or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction; <br />E. Within thirty (30) days after receiving notice under subdivision (c)(2) above of a <br />conviction, imposing the following sanctions or remedial measures on any employee who is <br />convicted of drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace: (1) take appropriate personnel <br />action against the employee, up to and including termination; or (2) require such employee to <br />satisfactorily participate in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such <br />purposes by a Federal, State or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; and <br />F. Making a good faith effort to maintain a drug -free workplace through the <br />implementation of subparagraphs (a) through (e) above. <br />11 <br />