Religious Exemption. Any employee of the County subject to this Memorandum of Understanding who is a member of a bona fide religion, body or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting a public employee organization and which is recognized as such by the National Labor Relations Board, shall, upon presentation of verification of active membership in such religion, body, or sect be permitted to make a charitable contribution equal to the service fee in lieu of Union membership or service fee payment. Declarations of or applications for religious exemption and any supporting documentation shall be forwarded to the appropriate local Union within fifteen days of receipt by the County. The Union shall have fifteen days after receipt of a request for religious exemption to challenge any exemption granted by the County Administrator or his/her designee. If challenged, the deduction to the charity of the employee's choice shall commence but shall be held in escrow pending resolution of the challenge. Charitable contributions shall be by regular payroll deduction only. For purposes of this Section, charitable deduction means a contribution to the Women's Refuge, the Emergency Shelter Program or the Emergency Food Bank Network of Alameda County.
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Religious Exemption. Any employee of the County subject to this Memorandum of Understanding who is a member of a bona fide religion, body or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting a public employee organization and which is recognized as such by the National Labor Relations Board, shall, upon presentation of verification of active membership in such religion, body, body or sect be permitted to make a charitable contribution equal to the service fee in lieu of Union membership or service fee payment. Declarations of or applications for religious exemption and any supporting documentation shall be forwarded to the appropriate local Union within fifteen days of receipt by the County. The Union shall have fifteen days after receipt of a request for religious exemption to challenge any exemption granted by the County Administrator or his/her designee. If challenged, the deduction to the charity of the employee's choice shall commence but shall be held in escrow pending resolution of to the challenge. Charitable contributions shall be by regular payroll deduction only. For purposes of this Section, charitable deduction means a contribution to the Women's Refuge, the Emergency Shelter Program program or the Emergency Food Bank Network of Alameda County.
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Religious Exemption. Any employee of the County subject to this Memorandum of Understanding who is a member of a bona fide religion, body or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting a public employee organization and which is recognized as such by the National Labor Relations Board, shall, upon presentation of verification of active membership in such religion, bodybody or sect, or sect be permitted to make a charitable contribution equal to the service fee in lieu of Union union membership or service fee payment. Declarations of of, or applications for religious exemption and any supporting documentation shall be forwarded to the appropriate local Union union within fifteen days of receipt by the County. The Union shall have fifteen days after receipt of a request for religious exemption to challenge any exemption granted by the County Administrator or his/her designee. If challenged, the deduction to the charity of the employee's ’s choice shall commence but shall be held in escrow pending resolution of the challenge. Charitable contributions shall be by regular payroll deduction only. For purposes of this Sectionsection, charitable deduction means a contribution to the Women's ’s Refuge, the Emergency Shelter Program or program, the Emergency Food Bank Network of Alameda CountyNetwork, or the Narcotics Education League.
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Religious Exemption. Any employee of the County subject to this Memorandum of Understanding who is a member of a bona fide religion, body or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting a public employee organization and which is recognized as such by the National Labor Relations Board, shall, upon presentation of verification of active membership in such religion, body, body or sect be permitted to make a charitable contribution equal to the service fee in lieu of Union Association membership or service fee payment. Declarations of or applications for religious exemption and any supporting documentation shall be forwarded to the appropriate local Union Association within fifteen days of receipt by the County. The Union DSA shall have fifteen days after receipt of a request for religious exemption to challenge any exemption granted by the County Administrator or his/her designee. If challenged, the deduction to the charity of the employee's choice shall commence but shall be held in escrow pending resolution of to the challenge. Charitable contributions shall be by regular payroll deduction only. For purposes of this Section, charitable deduction means a contribution to the Women's Refuge, the Emergency Shelter Program or the Emergency Food Bank Network of Alameda County.
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