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ARTICLE 24 <br /> HEALTH AND PHYSICAL FITNESS <br /> The parties agree that safe performance of the duties of a member of the classified fire <br /> service requires high levels of physical fitness and mental alertness. Accordingly, the parties <br /> agree to strive to better wellness and fitness training for Fire Department personnel. <br /> ARTICLE 25 <br /> DRUG TESTING <br /> Section 1. The use of illegal drugs and the abuse of legal drugs and alcohol by <br /> members of the Fire Department present unacceptable risks to the safety and well-being of <br /> other employees and the public, invite accidents and injuries, and reduce productivity. In <br /> addition, such conduct violates the reasonable expectations of the public that the employees <br /> who serve and protect them, obey the law, and be fit and free from the effects of drug and <br /> alcohol abuse. <br /> In the interest of employing persons who are fit and capable of performing their jobs, and <br /> for the safety and well-being of employees and residents, the City and the Union agree to <br /> establish a program that will allow the City to take the necessary steps, including drug and/or <br /> alcohol testing, to implement a general policy regarding drugs and alco�hol. <br /> Section 2. (a) "Drugs" shall mean any controlled substance listed in 720 ILCS 570/100 <br /> et. seq. known as the Controlled Substances Act, for which the person tested does not submit a <br /> valid predated prescription. In addition, it includes "designer drugs" which may not be listed in <br /> the Controlled Substances Act but which have adverse effects on perception, judgment, <br /> memory or coordination. Among the drugs covered by this policy are the following: <br /> Opium Methaqualone <br /> Morphine Tranquilizers <br /> Codeine Cocaine <br /> Heroin Amphetamines <br /> Meperidine Phenmetrazine <br /> Marijuana LSD <br /> Barbiturates Mescaline <br /> Gluetethimide Steroids <br /> Psilocybin-psilocin MDA <br /> PCP Choloral Hydrate <br /> Hash Methylphenidate <br /> Hash Oil <br /> (b) The term "drug abuse" includes the use of any controlled substance which has not <br /> been legally prescribed and/or dispensed, or the abuse of a legallyr prescribed drug which <br /> results in impairment while on duty. , <br /> (c) "Impairment" due to drugs or alcohol shall mean a conditian in which the employee � <br /> is unable to properly perform his duties due to the effects of drugs or alcohol in his body. When � <br /> an employee tests positive for drugs or alcohol, impairment is presumed. �I <br /> 30 <br />