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ARTICLE 10 - ASSOCIATION LEAVE <br /> 10.1 Association Leave Bank. <br /> 10.1.1 The City will establish and maintain an Association leave bank for the purpose of <br /> ensuring that Association officers, duly appointed representatives of the <br /> Association, or bargaining unit employees designated by the President of the <br /> Association are able to attend conventions, training, seminars, meetings, etc. with <br /> no loss of pay or benefits and at no cost to the City. <br /> 10.1.2 The Association leave bank will be funded by each bargaining unit member <br /> donating/transferring a maximum of 4 hours of vacation time each year from their <br /> personal vacation leave banks into the Association's leave bank. <br /> 10.1.3 The City will deduct the hours in January of each year from the personal vacation <br /> leave bank of each bargaining unit member employed in January of each year. <br /> 10.1.4 If there are any hours remaining in the Association's leave bank on December 31 <br /> of any year, each bargaining unit member's contribution for the next year will be <br /> reduced proportionately in that year so that the total number of hours in the <br /> Association leave bank will not exceed 684 hours. <br /> 10.1.5 Hours in the bank will be used at the discretion of the Association Executive <br /> Board. <br /> 10.1.6 The City agrees to allow time off with pay from the Association leave bank not to <br /> exceed five (5) working days for a single function. A request for such time off <br /> must be made in writing to the Chief of Police, signed by the Association <br /> President, at least five (5)working days prior to the requested time off. <br /> 10.2 City Leave Bank for Association Business. <br /> 10.2.1 The City will grant a reasonable amount of paid time off for Association business <br /> that will not count against the Association leave bank. The purpose of such <br /> release time must be limited to matters that directly involve the administration of <br /> the Agreement, such as labor management meetings, the processing and <br /> adjustment of grievances, and negotiations regarding changes to the existing <br /> Agreement. <br /> 10.2.2 The allowable aggregate of such paid time off for the Association shall not exceed <br /> two hundred and forty (240) hours in one (1) calendar year. No unused time off <br /> shall be carried over into the following year. <br /> 10.2.3 Up to three (3) members of the Association will be released, if working, for all <br /> meetings between the Association and the City for the purpose of negotiating the <br /> terms of the contract. The three (3) members will not have to charge against a <br /> bank. Any additional team members, if working, would charge against the bank. <br /> All release time must be in compliance with 10.3.1. <br /> EVERETT POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION <br /> PAGE 13 <br />