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except that such requests for leave shall not unreasonably interfere <br />with the operation of the City department and shall be approved by <br />the employee's Department Head. The employee taking Union <br />Business Leave shall not unreasonably interfere with the operation <br />of the City department and shall be approved by the employee's <br />Department Head. The Department Head shall not unreasonably <br />withhold permission to utilize President's Leave time and/or Union <br />Business Leave from any employee who has been duly authorized <br />by the Union to take such leave. <br />No withdrawal from or use of such bank may be made by or on <br />behalf of an employee ordered to take time off without pay for <br />disciplinary reasons. No withdrawal or use of such bank may be <br />made by or on behalf of any employee to be used for purposes that <br />are unlawful under the laws of the United States, State of <br />California or the ordinances of the City of Santa Ana. <br />The Union President shall have up to twenty (20) hours per week <br />or one thousand forty (1,040) hours per year of time off to conduct <br />Union business which shall be paid by the City, but reimbursed to <br />the City by the Union from either the above described bank or <br />directly from the Union treasury. In any event, the Union agrees to <br />reimburse the City for all costs not otherwise reimbursed from the <br />bank providing the Union President with President's leave of <br />absence. <br />Time spent by the Union President on President's Leave time shall <br />not be considered time worked for the computation of overtime <br />according to the Fair Labor Standards Act. <br />18.2 Worksite Access. <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 />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 />65