Common use of Pay for Association Business Clause in Contracts

Pay for Association Business. Employees shall be granted time off without loss of pay to attend meetings of the Civil Service Board which are scheduled during the employees' regular working hours, if the employee is (1) president of an employee organization or the president's designee, if the president cannot attend; (2) present on official business before the Board including an appeal by the employee or representation of an employee by another for the purpose of appeal; or (3) present because, in the opinion of the Police Chief, the interests of the City are served by having the employee present. Employees shall request permission from the Police Chief to attend at least twenty four (24) hours prior to the meeting. Unless otherwise authorized, employees must return to work as soon as the business for which they are attending is completed. (AP II-5) In addition, affected employees who are elected members of the Board of Directors of the BPOA, and who are on duty, shall be released from normal work duties to attend monthly Board of Director meetings. Release from normal duties will be cleared through the office of the Police Chief with manpower availability and on-going criminal case involvement being the only criteria utilized.