Common use of TIME-OFF FOR MEETING AND CONFERRING Clause in Contracts

TIME-OFF FOR MEETING AND CONFERRING. The City agrees to provide reasonable paid time off for up to four (4) individuals who will serve as the Association representatives for the purposes of meeting and conferring (“paid release time”). Paid release time is subject to staffing availability may not interfere with the efficiency, safety and security of City operations, and requires advance authorization from the City Manager or designee. When an employee participates in meet and confer session(s) during non-scheduled work hours, the employee shall not be entitled to receive any pay or benefits from the City for such time spent in the meet and confer session(s), however, to avoid the risk of fatigue and exhaustion that may occur due to prolonged negotiations, at the request of the Association representative(s) participating during non-scheduled work hours, the City will make reasonable efforts to modify, adjust or flex the representative’s work hours to credit such time as non-overtime hours worked. Reasonable efforts does not include the authorization of overtime.

TIME-OFF FOR MEETING AND CONFERRING. The City agrees to provide reasonable paid time off for up to four (4) individuals who will serve as the Association representatives for the purposes of meeting and conferring (“paid release time”). Paid release time is subject to staffing availability availability, may not interfere with the efficiency, safety and security of City operations, and requires advance authorization from the City Manager or designee. When an employee participates in meet and confer session(s) during non-scheduled work hours, the employee shall not be entitled to receive any pay or benefits from the City for such time spent in the meet and confer session(s), however, to avoid the risk of fatigue and exhaustion that may occur due to prolonged negotiations, at the request of the Association representative(s) participating during non-scheduled work hours, the City will make reasonable efforts to modify, adjust or flex the representative’s work hours to credit such time as non-overtime hours worked. Reasonable efforts does not include the authorization of overtime.