Employees Exempted from Obligation to Pay Association. Any employee who is a member of a bona fide religion, body, or sect that has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting public employee organizations shall not be required to join or financially support any public employee organization as a condition of employment; however: (a) The employee will be required, in lieu of periodic dues, initiation fees, or agency fees, to pay sums equal to dues, initiation fees, or agency fees to a non-religious and non-labor charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as follows: (1) The employee may choose the organization from the following list of qualifying organizations designated by the City and Association: (i) Legal Aid Society of Santa Xxxxx County; or (ii) Any charity jointly agreed upon by the City and the Association, which charity cannot be affiliated in any manner with the Association or be related to an established religious organization. (2) If the employee refuses to choose a qualified charity, the employee will be deemed to have selected the Legal Aid Society of Santa Xxxxx County. (3) Charitable contributions, if applicable, will be transmitted to the applicable charity by the Association. (b) Employees requesting an exemption from paying an agency fee pursuant to this Subection 8.7 must submit a request in writing and provide verification of such membership in a qualifying bona fide religion, body or sect to the City's Municipal Employee Relations Officer or designee. The Municipal Employee Relations Officer or designee shall provide notification to the Association of the determination within five (5) calendar days.
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Employees Exempted from Obligation to Pay Association. Any employee who is a member of a bona fide religion, body, or sect that has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting public employee organizations shall not be required to join or financially support any public employee organization as a condition of employment; employment; however:
(a) a. The employee will be required, in lieu of periodic dues, initiation fees, or agency fees, to pay sums equal to dues, initiation fees, or agency fees to a non-religious nonreligious and non-labor nonlabor charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as follows:
(1) The employee may choose the organization from the following list of qualifying organizations designated by the City and Association:
(ia) Legal Aid Society of Santa Xxxxx County; or
(iib) Any charity jointly agreed upon by the City and the Association, which charity cannot be affiliated in any manner with the Association or be related to an established religious organization.
(2) If the employee refuses to choose a qualified charity, the employee will be deemed to have selected the Legal Aid Society of Santa Xxxxx County.
(3) Charitable contributions, if applicable, will be transmitted to the applicable charity by the Association.
(b) b. Employees requesting an exemption from paying an agency fee pursuant to this Subection 8.7 Section 5.7 must submit a request in writing and provide verification of such membership in a qualifying bona fide religion, body or sect to the City's Municipal Employee Relations Officer or designee. The Municipal Employee Relations Officer or designee shall provide notification to the Association of the determination within five (5) calendar days.
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Samples: Tentative Agreement
Employees Exempted from Obligation to Pay Association. Any employee who is a member of a bona fide religion, body, or sect that has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting public employee organizations shall not be required to join or financially support any public employee organization as a condition of employment; however:
(a) The employee will be required, in lieu of periodic dues, initiation fees, or agency fees, to pay sums equal to dues, initiation fees, or agency fees to a non-religious and non-labor charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as follows:
(1) The employee may choose the organization from the following list of qualifying organizations designated by the City and Association:
(i) Legal Aid Society of Santa Xxxxx County; or
(ii) Any charity jointly agreed upon by the City and the Association, which charity cannot be affiliated in any manner with the Association or be related to an established religious organization.
(2) If the employee refuses to choose a qualified charity, the employee will be deemed to have selected the Legal Aid Society of Santa Xxxxx County.
(3) Charitable contributions, if applicable, will be transmitted to the applicable charity by the Association.
(b) Employees requesting an exemption from paying an agency fee pursuant to this Subection 8.7 must submit a request in writing and provide verification of such membership in a qualifying bona fide religion, body or sect to the City's Municipal Employee Relations Officer or designee. The Municipal Employee Relations Officer or designee shall provide notification to the Association of the determination within five (5) calendar days.Subsection
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Samples: Memorandum of Agreement
Employees Exempted from Obligation to Pay Association. Any employee who is a member of a bona fide religion, body, or sect that has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting public employee organizations shall not be required to join or financially support any public employee organization as a condition of employment; employment; however:
(a) a. The employee will be required, in lieu of periodic dues, initiation fees, or agency fees, to pay sums equal to dues, initiation fees, or agency fees to a non-religious nonreligious and non-labor nonlabor charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as follows:
(1) The employee may choose the organization from the following list of qualifying organizations designated by the City and Association:
(ia) Legal Aid Society of Santa Xxxxx County; or
(iib) Any charity jointly agreed upon by the City and the Association, which charity cannot be affiliated in any manner with the Association or be related to an established religious organization.
(2) If the employee refuses to choose a qualified charity, the employee will be deemed to have selected the Legal Aid Society of Santa Xxxxx County.
(3) Charitable contributions, if applicable, will be transmitted to the applicable charity by the Association.
(b) b. Employees requesting an exemption from paying an agency fee pursuant to this Subection 8.7 section must submit a request in writing and provide verification of such membership in a qualifying bona fide religion, body or sect to the City's Municipal Employee Relations Officer or designee. The Municipal Employee Relations Officer or designee shall provide notification to the Association of the determination within five (5) calendar days.
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Samples: Memorandum of Agreement