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business hours, a reasonable number of union officers, employee <br /> representatives, or other union officials shall be allowed reasonable time off <br /> without any loss of compensation or other benefits. <br /> 2. Such union officers and employee representatives shall not leave their <br /> duty/work station or assignment without the prior knowledge of their supervisor <br /> or manager. <br /> 3. Such meetings are subject to scheduling in a manner consistent with City <br /> operating needs and work schedules. <br /> E. Release Time Process <br /> 1. Release of employees for Union Business Leave shall be done on the same basis <br /> as employees who are released from duty for vacation leave, except that <br /> requests for Union Business Leave shall not unreasonably interfere with the <br /> operation of the City department and shall be approved by the employee's <br /> Department Head. <br /> 2. The Department Head shall not unreasonably withhold permission to utilize <br /> Chapter Chair/President's Leave and/or Union Business Leave from any <br /> employee who has been duly authorized by the Union to take such leave. <br /> 3. The President shall have half of the normal work week, or one thousand and <br /> forty (1,040) hours per year, of time off to conduct union business. Such time <br /> shall be paid by the City and reimbursed to the City by the Union. <br /> 4. Release time used under this section must be appropriately coded into the City's <br /> payroll system each pay period, so that it can be properly tracked by the City. <br /> The City shall provide separate payroll codes for the different types of release <br /> time. <br /> 17.3 Worksite Access <br /> A. Union officers, worksite leaders, stewards and/or union staff shall be permitted to <br /> visit break and lunch areas designated by the City, before or after work, or during <br /> designated lunch periods for the purpose of discussing union business, provided <br /> that arrangements are made in advance with the manager responsible for the <br /> worksite. <br /> B. Such visits shall not disrupt the work of City employees or 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 meetings before or after work or during lunch periods. If the alternate meeting <br /> site is a City facility during non-working hours, its scheduling and use shall be <br /> 2025 MOU City of Santa Ana&SEIU Full-Time Employees Unit Page 76 <br />