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or manager. 3. Such meetings are subject to scheduling in a manner consistent with City operating needs and work schedules. E. Release Time Process 1. Release of employees for Union Business Leave shall be done on the same basis as employees who are released from duty for vacation leave, except that requests for Union Business Leave shall not unreasonably interfere with the operation of the City department and shall be approved by the employee's Department Head. 2. The Department Head shall not unreasonably withhold permission to utilize Chapter Chair/President's Leave and/or Union Business Leave from any employee who has been duly authorized by the Union to take such leave. 3. Release time used under this section must be appropriately coded into the City's payroll system each pay period, so that it can be properly tracked by the City. The City shall provide separate payroll codes for the different types of release time. 16.3 Worksite Access A. Union officers, worksite leaders, stewards and/or union staff shall be permitted to visit break and lunch areas designated by the City, before or after work, or during designated lunch periods for the purpose of discussing union business, provided that arrangements are made in advance with the manager responsible for the worksite. B. Such visits shall not disrupt the work of City employees, interfere with the normal operations of the department, or with established safety and security requirements. Where any such problems arise, the Union and the City will agree on an alternate meeting/conference facility for the purpose of providing a place for the Union to hold a meeting before or after work, or during lunch periods. If the alternate meeting site is a City facilit}' during non -working hours, its scheduling and use shall be governed in accordance with regulations pertaining to the use of public meeting rooms at City facilities. C. Solicitations of membership and all activities concerned with the internal management of the Union, such as collecting dues, holding membership meetings, preparation of petitions, preparation of proposals, campaigning for office, conducting elections and distributing literature, shall not be conducted during working hours. 2019-2022 MOU City of Santa Ana & SEIU Part -Time Civil Service Employees 20C-63 ]p`t�age 60 ,,Y oN Z�Z �