Everett Municipal Employees Local 113 AFSCME 1/17/2023

ARTICLE 9-UNION OFFICIALS' TIME OFF Section 1: The City agrees to allow time off with or without pay for Union officers or duly appointed representatives to attend State or National Conferences or State or National Seminars,not to exceed five(5)working days for a single function. Officers or representatives on non-pay status due to attendance at such events shall receive Holiday Pay if a holiday occurs during,immediately prior,or immediately following such leave. Section 2: One Union representative shall be permitted to attend annual budget hearings,grievance hearings,and civil service meetings which are held during working hours. The time is not to be charged against the 240 hours described below. All other Union business,including but not limited to negotiations,grievance investigations and meetings with the City at the request of the Union shall be counted against the 240 hours described below. Section 3: The allowable aggregate of such paid time off for all individuals shall not exceed 240 hours in one calendar year. Section 4: Attendance by individual Union members at these or similar functions at the express request of the City and attendance by elected officers at Labor/Management meetings shall not be counted toward the allowable 240 hours but shall be considered and paid as a regular working day. 24