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Twice each calendar year, during the months of January and July, a Bargaining Unit member may voluntarily donate no less than two (2) hours nor more than eight (8) hours of vacation time to a Time Pool to be used by City employees designated by Fort Lauderdale Police Lodge Number 31, FOP, for Union business and Union-related activities such as negotiation of Union contracts, grievance handling, attendance at conventions, seminars, conferences, symposia, and meetings.
Section 2. A representative of the Union desiring to attend such meetings of official Union business shall submit a notice at least five (5) working days prior to the date of such meeting to the employee's immediate supervisor (non-Bargaining Unit member) and to the Police Chief. With the approval of the Police Chief, the five-day notice may be waived.
Section 3. Donations of time shall be authorized by the employee so donating on an Authorization for Time Pool Deduction Form contained in this Section, one (1) copy of which shall go to the immediate supervisor (non-Bargaining Unit member), one (1) copy to the Union, and one (1) copy to the Personnel Manager. Time drawn against the Time Pool shall be with the approval of the Union President or designated representative. A record of all time donated and drawn against the above-mentioned Pool of time, shall be accurately kept by the Personnel Division and the Union.
Authorization for Time Pool DeductionTO: Fort Lauderdale Police Lodge #31, FOP
Name (Print) (Last) (First) (Middle Initial)
Department Employee Number
I hereby request and authorize the City of Fort Lauderdale to deduct hours from my Vacation Leave and transmit these hours to the Fort Lauderdale Police Lodge #31, FOP, Time Pool.
(Date) (Employee Signature)
DISTRIBUTION: White - Personnel Manager Yellow – Union Pink - *Employee's Supervisor *(After review please route to department timekeeper)
FORM J-175 New 12/83
Section 4. Valuation of hours credited to the Pool will be based on the rate of pay of each donor for hours credited in and on the rate of pay for each donee for hours charged out.
Section 5. A Union member shall be released from duty in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement only when the needs of the Police Department, as determined by the employee's immediate supervisor (non-Bargaining Unit member), have been met, but such release shall not be unreasonably denied. If the needs of the Police Department do not permit the release of the employee as requested, release of an alternative employee during the desired time may be requested.
Section 6. No individual employee shall be permitted to use more than two hundred (200) hours from the Time Pool in any calendar year, except that the President of the Union shall be permitted to use up to one thousand two hundred (1200) hours and the position of designated Chief Steward shall be permitted to use up to four hundred (400) hours each year, with the approval of the Police Chief, provided that the President and Chief Steward, at all times while using the Time Pool, will remain reasonably available by telephone or beeper for consultation with the management of the Police Department or any FOP member.
Section 7. A Union President that is also a current City employee in the bargaining unit, shall also be permitted to use up to four (4) hours of City paid time per day, not to exceed twenty (20) hours per week, for the purpose of conducting Union business, being available for the Police Department Administration and administering the FOP health insurance plan.
In the event the Union President is a retired bargaining unit member, the Union President shall also be permitted to use up to four (4) hours of City paid time per day, at the regular current rate of pay paid based on the rank at the time of retirement from the City, based on current rate of pay for the classification, not to exceed twenty (20) hours per week. Further, the City will also pay the Union an amount equivalent to 15% of the Union President’s regular rate of pay for its use to defray payroll expenses.
The Union shall also be entitled to use up to one thousand two hundred (1200) time pool hours per calendar year for a Union President who is a retired bargaining unit member, which shall be deducted at the regular rate of pay at the time of retirement from the City. |
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