PBA Activities on Employer’s Time and Premises. The Employer agrees that PBA Officers whose names have been submitted to the Sheriff and Personnel Officer shall, without loss of pay, be permitted to transmit communications authorized by the PBA to the Employer or his representatives concerning the enforcement of any provisions of this agreement at a mutually agreed time. Further agreed that one (1) PBA Officer, from a list submitted to the Employer, shall be granted time to communicate with employees and to post PBA notices and literature. When the PBA Representative needs to speak with a PBA officer, he is allowed to do so outside the immediate area if the PBA Representative so desires. This period of time shall not exceed 2 hours in any case. In addition to this time, the PBA President or his designee shall be entitled to a minimum of five (5) days off per year, as time off from working duties to be taken and used at the discretion of the President, for the purpose of attending to PBA matters, conducting PBA business outside of working hours, attendance at local PBA meetings and/or attendance at state and national law enforcement conferences. Nothing shall preclude the President from taking additional days off at the discretion of the Sheriff.
