Common use of ACCESS TO EMPLOYEES/COUNTY FACILITIES Clause in Contracts

ACCESS TO EMPLOYEES/COUNTY FACILITIES. The Union shall, upon request detailing the specific purpose of the contact, be granted the use of general meeting space by each department head before or after the regular work shift, except in cases in which such permission will interfere with the duties of the department. In the case of the departments with continuing or staggered shifts, arrangements shall be made for space at other suitable locations which will not interfere with the operation of the department. A department head shall, upon request detailing the specific purpose for the contact and reasonable advance notice, permit authorized employee representatives to contact individual employees in County facilities during working hours if such contact is not disruptive to County business and does not occur with undue frequency. Employees shall not be approached in the field except upon expressed approval of the department head or his/her authorized representative. Membership solicitation, collection of dues, or other general organizational business shall not be conducted on County time, nor in areas generally not open to the public except as may occur during scheduled meetings before or after a regular work shift.