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Union within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt by the City. <br />The Union shall have fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of a request for religious <br />exemption to challenge any exemption granted by the City Manager or his or her <br />designee. If challenged, the deduction to the charity of the employee's choice shall <br />commence but shall be held in escrow pending resolution of the challenge. <br />Charitable contributions shall be by regular payroll deduction only. For purposes of <br />this section, "charitable deduction" means a contribution to one of three non -profit <br />organizations, with the United Way being one of them. <br />The Santa Ana City Employees, Chapter 1939 /Service Employees International Union <br />Local 721, shall indemnify and hold the City, its officers and employees, harmless from <br />any and all claims, demands, suits, or any other action arising from the Agency Shop <br />provisions herein. In no event shall the City be required to pay from its own funds, <br />Union Dues, service fees or charitable contributions, which the employee was obligated <br />to pay, but failed to pay, regardless of the reasons. <br />ARTICLE XI <br />11.0 CITY RIGHTS <br />11.1 The City reserves, retains, and is vested with, solely and exclusively, all rights of <br />Management which have not been expressly abridged by specific provision of this <br />Agreement or by law to manage the City, as such rights existed prior to the execution of <br />this Agreement. The sole and exclusive rights of Management, as they are not abridged <br />by this Agreement or by law, shall include but not be limited to the following rights: <br />A. To manage the City generally and to determine the issues of policy <br />B. To determine the existence or nonexistence of facts which are the basis of the <br />Management decision. <br />C. To determine the necessity of organization of any service or activity conducted by the <br />City and expand or diminish services. <br />D. To determine the nature, manner, means, technology, and extent of services to be <br />provided to the public. <br />E. To determine methods of financing. <br />F. To determine types of equipment and/or technology to be used. <br />G. To determine and /or change the facilities, methods, technology, means, and size of <br />the work force by which the City operations are to be conducted. <br />14 <br />