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15 <br /> ARTICLE 30 - UNION OFFICIALS TIME OFF <br /> attend State or National Conferences, State or National Seminars or State LEOFF Board <br /> monthly Labor/Management meetings. <br /> A. Union Leave Bank <br /> 1. A Union business leave bank will be established for the purpose of Union <br /> business time off. Each bargaining unit member will donate two (2) hours of <br /> vacation time per year, available from their personal vacation leave account, into <br /> the Union's business leave bank. This bank will be used at the discretion of the <br /> principal officers of the Union to ensure that Union members are able to attend <br /> Union-associated conventions, seminars, meetings, etc. at no cost to the City. <br /> 2. The City will deduct two (2) hours from each bargaining unit member at the <br /> beginning of the calendar year. At the end of the calendar year, any hours <br /> remaining in the Union business leave bank will reduce proportionately the <br /> individual contribution for the ensuing year. The size of the bank will be <br /> determined by the number of bargaining unit members as of January 1st of each <br /> year. <br /> B. City Leave Bank <br /> 1. Union officials will be granted paid time off for Union business that will not count <br /> against the Union leave bank. The purpose of such release time must be limited <br /> to matters that directly involve the administration of the Agreement, such as labor <br /> management meetings, the processing and adjustment of grievances, and <br /> negotiations regarding changes to the existing Agreement. <br /> 2. The allowable aggregate of such paid time off for all individuals shall not exceed <br /> 240 hours per year. No unused time off shall be carried over into the following <br /> years. <br /> •- _• - •- -- - - - - - • -- - -- -- - - -- • - --5 -- - <br /> as a regular working day. <br /> _ . .-- - - ••- -• - -• - - -- - _- - ._- - - . - - - _ -- <br /> calendar days in advance of such time off. <br /> 3. Not charged against a leave bank will be the release of two (2) Union officials, if <br /> on duty, for a maximum of four (4) hours to attend monthly Labor/Management <br /> meetings. Additional members may attend by using the Union leave bank. <br /> 4. Not charged against a leave bank will be release time for contract negotiations. <br /> Up to three (3) members of the Urlio ,egotiating team shall be allowed time off, <br /> ! r <br /> 41 <br />