Payroll and Dues Deductions for ESP Employees. Any member of a bargaining unit who is a member or who has applied for membership in the Association may sign and deliver to the District an authorization for dues deduction. The appropriate authorization form shall be provided by the Association. The authorization may be continuous and shall, in fact, remain in effect from year to year unless the Employee revokes said authorization. The District shall deduct from each Employee's pay the current dues of the Association provided the District has received an authorization form. Pursuant to such authorization, the District shall deduct, an equal amount per pay period, dues from the regular salary of a bargaining unit member for eight months, beginning in October and ending in May of each year. The District shall remit such deducted dues to the Association within ten days following the pay period. Upon written request of an Employee, the Business Office shall make deductions from the Employee's paycheck for (a) tax sheltered annuity plan, approved by the Board, (b) payroll savings plan, approved by the Board, (c) premiums for approved medical, surgical, and life insurance plan, etc., (d) others that are mutually agreeable, (e) involuntary deductions required by outside agencies which may occur with or without written request of the Employee. Voluntary deductions must be forwarded to the proper agencies in a timely fashion after the issue date of the check. All Employees, except bus drivers, will be paid in twenty-six (26) installments over a twelve (12) month period. Bus drivers may choose to be paid in twenty-six (26) installments over a twelve (12) month period or twenty-two (22) installments over a ten (10) month period, September to June. Prior to the beginning of the first payroll period, each bus driver must declare which option they wish to take and that option shall not be revocable by the bus driver for the duration of that school year. All Employees will have the option to be paid by direct deposit or physical check. If a regular pay date falls on a legal holiday, the Employee shall be paid on the weekday prior to the holiday. Physical paychecks shall be mailed on payday. Physical paychecks shall be mailed to the designated Employee address unless notification of a change is made to the Business Office. Annually, prior to September 30, each Employee will receive a memorandum or electronic notification indicating the employee's annual salary. The Employee must sign the memorandum to validate the accur...
