Union Time Bank. A Union Time Bank shall be maintained, allowing members of Local 3501 designated by the Union President to utilize the time bank for union activities. Use of Union Leave shall be approved through the time-off request process and shall not be unreasonably denied by the City. To contribute vacation hours to the Union Bank, an employee must submit a "Voluntary Authorization for Deduction of Vacation or CTO Hours" form provided by the Human Resources Division. The City shall deduct vacation or CTO hours in the pay period following receipt of a completed authorization form. There shall be no retroactive deductions, pay-offs, or use of these hours for non-union business. Participating employees can voluntarily elect to contribute an unlimited number of vacation hours (or compensatory hours) to the Union Bank. The Union can initiate this process on an annual basis in February of each year, or as needed on an emergency basis as determined by the Union. These hours will be immediately converted into dollar values based upon each employee’s hourly rate in effect on the dates listed above. When a member takes Union Business Leave, a dollar amount shall be charged to the Union Bank at the hourly overtime cost of that employee’s replacement. Union Business Leave is authorized only to the amount of credit existing within the Bank. An employee will always be hired back to fill a Union Leave position, regardless of the current staffing level. The Union Bank of vacation hours contributed by employees shall be maintained by the Human Resources Division. The Finance Division will issue a report twice-yearly (January and July) detailing amounts of contributions and deducted leaves.
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