Common use of RIGHTS OF ASSOCIATION Clause in Contracts

RIGHTS OF ASSOCIATION. A. County recognizes and agrees to deal with representatives of Association on all matters covered by this Agreement and pursuant to the provisions of NRS 288.010 et seq., so long as the subject matter does not impinge upon County's management rights provided by NRS 288.150. B. Selection of representatives of non-supervisory employees and supervisory employees shall be the responsibility of Association. Association shall provide County with a list of its representatives and shall be responsible to maintain and provide County with notification of all changes. C. Release time during work hours for Association business shall be limited to Association executive board members, grievance representatives, and/or members of the Association’s negotiation team. The purposes for which such employees may be released include labor negotiations, labor relations workshops, processing grievances concerning discipline and/or contract interpretation, and personnel matters in which Association representation has been requested. Release time shall be subject to the approval of the Sheriff; provided, however, that such approval shall not be unreasonably denied. Employees shall be compensated at their normal rate of pay during release time, up to an Association-wide aggregate limit of two hundred (200) hours in any fiscal year. The County shall not provide more than a total of two hundred (200) hours of paid release time to the Association and/or its members in any fiscal year, except that if an officer- involved shooting (OIS) occurs the Sheriff may authorize up to an additional fifty (50) hours of release time per each bargaining unit member who requests Association representation in the OIS investigation. All release time in excess of the limit established in this paragraph shall be taken as vacation leave or, at the released employee’s option, as leave without pay. Release time shall not count as hours worked for overtime purposes. Any time any employee spends on Association business while off duty and/or outside of scheduled work hours shall not count as release time or as hours worked in any respect, and the County shall owe no compensation to the employee for such time.

RIGHTS OF ASSOCIATION. In accordance with the 2015 revision to N.R.S. 288, the parties agree that an employee designated by the Association to perform duties and/or provide services on behalf of the Association will use one or a combination of all, vacation leave, compensatory time off, and/or personal leave time to perform such Association duties/services. This Association representation time includes, but may not be limited to, representing the Association as a Grievance Committee Member, Negotiation Team Member, Labor Relations Workshops Member, Association grievances, Association disciplines, Association arbitrations, representation of Association Members, etc. N.R.S. 288 and this Section do not apply to the employee(s) themselves requesting/needing representation by the Association. If an Association representative does not have sufficient leave accruals for meetings with the County during the employee’s normal working hours, the employee representative will then be on Leave Without Pay for the actual time spent in a meeting. Any meetings with the County that are scheduled during off-duty hours of such Association representative shall not be regarded as hours worked and no deduction of time/pay will be taken by the County. A. County recognizes and agrees to deal with representatives of Association on all matters covered by this Agreement and pursuant to the provisions of NRS 288.010 et seq., so long as the subject matter does not impinge upon County's management rights provided by NRS 288.150. To the maximum extent practicable, only non-supervisory employees shall represent non-supervisory employees. To the maximum extent practicable, only supervisory employees shall represent supervisory employees. Nothing in this agreement prevents the Sheriff from meeting and conferring with Association on matters covered by this agreement. B. Selection of representatives of non-supervisory employees and supervisory employees shall be the responsibility of Association. Association shall provide County with a list of its representatives and shall be responsible to maintain and provide County with notification of all changes. C. Release Leave time during work hours for Association business employee representative shall be limited to Association executive board membersfor the purpose of (1) attending County meetings, grievance representativesincluding negotiations, and/or members which have a direct impact on the Association, (2) investigating, processing or attending meetings in accordance with the provisions of the Association’s negotiation team. grievance-arbitration procedures of the Agreement, or (3) meetings called by the County for information exchange and other conditions designated by the County concerning the interpretation or application of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. D. If such Association business or representation must be conducted during an employee representative's regular work shift, the employee shall submit an advanced leave request (vacation, compensatory time or personal day for the employee to conduct Association affairs. E. The purposes for which such employees may be released include labor negotiations, labor relations workshops, processing grievances concerning discipline and/or contract interpretation, and personnel matters in which Association representation has been requested. Release time Sheriff shall be subject to the not unreasonably withhold approval of the Sheriff; provided, however, that such approval shall not be unreasonably denied. Employees shall be compensated at their normal rate of pay during release time, up to an Association-wide aggregate limit of two hundred (200) hours in any fiscal year. The County shall not provide more than a total of two hundred (200) hours of paid requests for release time pursuant to the Association and/or its members in any fiscal year, except that if an officer- involved shooting (OIS) occurs the Sheriff may authorize up to an additional fifty (50) hours of release time per each bargaining unit member who requests Association representation in the OIS investigation. All release time in excess of the limit established in this paragraph shall be taken as vacation leave or, at the released employee’s option, as leave without pay. Release time shall not count as hours worked for overtime purposes. Any time any employee spends on Association business while off duty and/or outside of scheduled work hours shall not count as release time or as hours worked in any respect, and the County shall owe no compensation to the employee for such timeArticle.