CONTRACT RENEWAL SESSIONS. 30.1 Not more than three (3) employees shall be permitted to attend negotiating meetings with the City without loss of straight time pay relative to securing renewal of the Agreement. The City may agree to allow additional employees to attend, subject to the other provisions of this Article. The dates, times and places for these negotiating sessions will be established by mutual agreement by the parties. On-duty employees shall notify their superiors prior to the expenditure of time. Employees who negotiate outside their regular working hours will receive an adjustment in their work schedule for that workweek to receive a number of hours off duty equivalent to the number of hours they spent attending negotiation sessions off duty, subject to staffing needs. If a scheduling adjustment cannot be made due to staffing needs, the employee will be compensated for the time spent in the negotiation meeting at the employee’s straight time rate.
CONTRACT RENEWAL SESSIONS. The Association's negotiating team, to be composed of no more than five (5) on-duty employees, shall be permitted to attend negotiation meetings with the City relative to securing contract renewal without loss of regular pay, unless such absences hamper the normal operations of the Department. The dates, times, and places for these negotiation sessions will be established by mutual agreement between the parties.
CONTRACT RENEWAL SESSIONS. 24.1 The City and the Association shall make reasonable efforts to schedule negotiating sessions at a time that does not interfere with the operation of the Police Department. Two (2) on-duty employees shall be permitted to attend negotiating sessions. The dates, times, and places of these negotiating sessions shall be established by mutual agreement between the parties.
