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18.1 Release Time for Union Grievance Representatives. The Union shall have the right to <br />appoint/elect a reasonable number of representatives who are recognized by the City as <br />officers or worksite leaders/stewards. <br />A. Such reasonable number of worksite leaders/stewards recognized by the City and <br />specified within the Full Time SEIU MOU shall be increased by one (1) for the <br />Part Time Civil Service category of employment, to a total of 16. <br />B. The City's Executive Director of Personnel Services shall be provided with a list <br />of names and classification titles of the Union's officers as set forth in the Santa <br />Ana City Employees, Chapter 1939/Service Employees International Union Local <br />721 Bylaws, as well as the names and classification titles of all worksite <br />leaders/stewards and other Union representatives. The Union agrees to inform the <br />City in writing of any changes in said list within ten (1 O) calendar days. <br />C. During the term of this Agreement, the City agrees to grant up to a total of two <br />hundred (200) hours per fiscal year on a non-cumulative basis to enable the <br />officers and worksite leaders/stewards to assist other bargaining unit employees in <br />processing grievances under the Grievance Review Procedure; provided, <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 />D. Union Business Leave Time. In addition to the two hundred (200 hours per <br />fiscal year provided by the City on anon-cumulative basis, officers and worksite <br />leaders/stewards shall be granted an additional three hundred (300) hours per <br />fiscal year on anon-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 work time spent on Union <br />business. <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 />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 />18.2 Worksite Access. <br />32