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leave account, compensatory time account, or accrued holiday time <br />account. <br />Release of employees for Union Business Leave shall be on the <br />same basis as cmployees are released from duty for vacation leave, <br />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 Road, 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 Elead. 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 b,ac 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 tinge off without pay for <br />disdiplinary 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 u nlawfol 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 al. costs not otherwise reimbursed from the <br />bank providing tie Union President with President's leave of <br />absence. <br />18.2 Worksite Access, <br />A. Officers, worksite leaders /stewards and /or paid Union representatives shall be <br />pernniitted to visit break and hunch 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 managet• <br />responsible for the worksite. <br />B. Such visits shall not disrupt the work of City employees or interfere with the <br />normal operations of the department or with established safety and security <br />requirements. Where any such problems arise, the Union and the City will agree <br />on an alternate moeting/conference facility for the purpose of providing a place <br />for the Union to hold meetings before or after work or during lunch periods. If <br />the alternate meeting site is a City facility during non- working hours, its <br />64 <br />r <br />