Common use of Lodge Release Time Clause in Contracts

Lodge Release Time. Sufficient time off shall be granted to any three (3) elected officers (or designees) of the Lodge who are employees covered hereunder for Lodge-related business. The City shall accredit to a leave fund four (4) hours of leave from each bargaining unit member's vacation time, per calendar year. These hours will be deducted from the member's leave on the first pay period after this agreement date and each anniversary date of the agreement. Unused hours in the fund up to a maximum of two hundred and forty (240) shall be carried over into the next year. All hours over two hundred and forty (240) shall be returned to the employees’ accrued vacation accounts. The Lodge may utilize the aforementioned provision by the President of the Lodge or the chairperson of the Patrol bargaining unit making a written request as far in advance as possible, to the Chief of Police indicating who shall be using the leave, the times and dates of the requested leave, the total number of hours to be utilized, and the specific purpose for the leave, using the standard leave request form. Such leave will be reviewed for approval on the same basis as vacation leave.