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<br />however, that such officers and worksite leaders/stewards shall make advance <br />arrangements with their supervisors prior to absenting themselves for such <br />purpose. The officers and worksite leaders/stewards shall be required by the City <br />to record and report to their supervisors the work time spent in assisting other <br />bargaining unit employees pursuant to this provision of the Agreement. <br /> <br />D. Union Business Leave Time. In addition to the two hundred (200) hours per <br />fiscal year provided by the City on a non-cumulative basis, officers and worksite <br />leaders/stewards shall be granted an additional three hundred (300) hours per <br />fiscal year on a non-cumulative basis paid by the Union from the bank of hours or <br />directly by the Union. The purpose of this additional three hundred (300) hours <br />per fiscal year shall be to enable the officers and worksite leaders/stewards to <br />assist the bargaining unit employees in processing grievances under the Grievance <br />Review Procedure and for union activities which may include conventions, <br />seminars and meetings. However, such officers and worksite leaders/stewards <br />shall make arrangements with their supervisors prior to absenting themselves for <br />such purposes. The officers and worksite leaders/stewards shall be required by <br />the City to record and report to their supervisors on the worktime spent on Union <br />business. <br /> <br />Time spent by officers or worksite leaders/stewards on Union Business leave <br />time, under this Letter of Agreement, shall not be considered time worked for <br />computation of overtime according to the Fair Labor Standards Act. <br /> <br />E. If, at some point in the future, the President for the SEIU bargaining unit is <br />elected from the Part Time Civil Service category of employment, then all rights <br />and privileges pertaining to President's leave shall apply. <br /> <br />18.2 Worksite Access. <br /> <br />A. Officers, worksite leaders/stewards and/or paid Union representatives shall be <br />permitted to visit break and lunch areas designated by the City, before or after <br />work or during designated lunch periods for the purpose of discussing Union <br />business, provided that arrangements are made in advance with the manager <br />responsible for the worksite. <br /> <br />B. Such visits shall not disrupt the work of City employees, interfere with the normal <br />operations of the department or with established safety and security requirements. <br />Where any such problems arise, the Union and the City will agree on an alternate <br />meeting/conference facility for the purpose of providing a place for the Union to <br />hold a meeting before or after work or during lunch periods. If the City facility <br />provided the Union as an alternate meeting site during non-working hours is a <br />public meeting room, its scheduling and use shall be governed in accordance with <br />regulations pertaining to the use of public meeting rooms at City facilities. <br /> <br />C. Solicitations of membership and all activities concerned with the internal <br />management of the Union, such as collecting dues, holding membership meetings, <br />preparation of petitions, preparation of proposals, campaigning for office, <br />conducting elections and distributing literature, shall not be conducted during <br /> <br />32 <br />