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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Two Separate Three-Year Agreements, Each with Up to Two Optional Three-Year Extensions, with Kaiser Permanente Medical Group for Occupational Medical Services for a Total Aggregate Not-to-Exceed $780,000, and with Preferred Alliance, Inc., for Drug Testing Services in Conjunction with Services Provided by Kaiser Permanente Medical Group for a Total Aggregate Not-to-Exceed $120,000 (Total Expenditure of $900,000). (Human Resources 10025060)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) hires approximately 70 full-time employees as well as a number of part-time staff each year. Depending on the classification or position, after the conditional offer of employment, the City may require candidates to participate in a medical examination prior to hire. These medical examinations ensure the candidate can safely perform the essential functions of their position. Certain classifications are also required to have medical examinations during employment in order to be compliant with United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) regulations.
Candidates in a limited number of classifications must also pass a drug screen prior to hire. Additionally, employees who drive commercial vehicles for the City are also required by the USDOT to be subject to drug and alcohol screens during employment on the basis of random selection, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and potentially, follow-up.
In 2015, City Council approved three-year contracts with Kaiser Permanente Medical Group to perform the medical examinations and with Preferred Alliance, Inc. to support the drug and alcohol screening testing service. These contracts allowed for two additional three-year terms. In 2018 and in 2021, City Council approved a three-year contract extension with Kaiser Permanente Medical Group and Preferred Alliance. Staff are recomme...
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