Section 2-2: Labor-Management Committee

It  is  understood  by  the  parties  that  the  benefits  granted  by  this  Article  shall  not  be interpreted  or  applied  as  requiring  the  employer  to  count  as  time  worked,  any  hours  or fractions of  hours spent outside the employee’s work  shift in pursuit  of benefits  provided by this Article.  The employer shall count as time worked any  hours or fractions  of hours spent  within  the  employee’s  regular  work  shift  in  pursuit  of  benefits  provided  by  this Article.

There  shall  be  a  Labor-Management  Committee  consisting  of  a  maximum  of  six  (6) representatives  of  the  Union  and  five  (5)  representatives  of  the  City  in  addition to the Labor Relations Administrator who shall be Chairman. The purpose of the Committee is to facilitate improved labor-management relationships by providing an informal forum for the free discussion of mutual concerns and problems.

The  Committee  shall  meet  no  more  than  six  (6) times  per  MOU  year,  or  more  often  by mutual agreement, at mutually agreed upon times.

The  members  shall,  upon  request  for  a  meeting,  provide  the  Chairman  with  proposed agenda  items and the Chairman shall  provide  the members  with  the meeting  agenda  in advance of the meeting.

Any  signed/dated  written  Labor/Management  agreements  with  the  signatures  of  the parties and the Chairman will be binding on the parties for the remaining term of the MOU.

Representatives of the Union on the Committee who are employees shall not lose pay or benefits  for meetings mutually scheduled during  their duty time up to  a  maximum of four (4) hours per employee per meeting.

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