Common use of Association Leave Program Clause in Contracts

Association Leave Program. The County will establish and maintain an association leave bank to allow time off with pay for an association officer or appointed representative to attend to association business. This association leave bank will also be used to reimburse the County for additional labor costs required for coverage purposes during the association leave. The association leave bank will be funded solely on a voluntary basis by bargaining unit members. The full cost of all association business identified in this article, to include the association representative’s wages during the leave period, as well as any and all additional wages incurred by another employee covered under the collective bargaining unit as a result of the association leave shall be reimbursed in accordance with the following procedures. The parties mutually agree that the Association leave bank will be established within thirty (30) days of approval of this agreement by the Board of County Commissioners. Parties further agree that such bank will be funded up to two (2) times per year on July 1 and December 1. a. Employees who have successfully completed qualifying period or probationary period may donate leave into the Association leave bank by completing a leave donation form and submitting it to their department payroll representative. The department payroll representative will forward the request to the Comptroller/Records Division of Finance. An employee may donate between one (1) and eight (8) hours from vacation leave and/or compensatory leave twice per year. Donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. b. When taking leave for association related business, association officers and/or representatives will be required to submit a leave request to the department head or administrative designee. The department head or designee will identify on the leave form whether the leave requires additional coverage by another member of the collective bargaining unit during the identified association leave period, and forward it to the department payroll representative who will then provide it to the Comptroller/Records Division of Finance. When association leave results in another employee earning compensation those wages will be charged against and deducted from the association leave bank in full. c. The Department of Finance shall provide an accounting of the balance to the association on a quarterly basis. The balance shall accrue and shall be carried forward the following year. d. In the event that the NCASS is dissolved or no longer serves as the bargaining agent for the lieutenants, any remaining balance in the association leave bank shall be transferred to the NCLEA catastrophic leave program. In the event that the Association leave bank does not have sufficient funds to reimburse the County for all costs associated with the association leave as referenced in this article, the Association shall pay the County the full cost of all paid time for association activities and business, to include additional compensation and benefits for related coverage granted to employees pursuant to this article. Within five (5) business days of the end of each month the County will provide the association with an invoice for the paid time used in the prior month that was not covered by the association leave bank. The association shall remit full payment based on each invoice to the County within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt. If any payment is not timely received by the County, the County may immediately discontinue paying for any further association time, regardless of whether the time has already been approved. The County may use all legal means to collect payment from the association including but not limited to diverting dues monies deducted from employee payroll and court action. The arbitration provisions shall not apply to disputes arising under this paragraph.

Association Leave Program. The ▇▇▇▇▇ County will establish and maintain an association Association leave bank to allow time off with pay for an association Association officer or appointed representative to attend to association Association business. This association Association leave bank will also be used to reimburse the County for additional labor costs required for coverage purposes during the association Association leave. The association Association leave bank will be funded solely on a voluntary basis by bargaining unit members. The full cost of all association Association business identified in this article, to include the association Association representative’s wages during the leave period, as well as any and all additional wages incurred by another employee covered under the collective bargaining unit as a result of the association Association leave shall be reimbursed in accordance with the following procedures. The parties mutually agree that the Association CCPPA leave bank will be established within thirty (30) days of approval of this agreement by the Board of County Commissioners. Parties further agree that such bank will be funded up to two (2) times per year on July 1 and December 1. a. Employees who have successfully completed qualifying period or probationary period holding permanent status may donate leave into the CCPPA Association leave bank by completing a leave donation form and submitting it to their department payroll representative. The department payroll representative will forward the request to the Comptroller/Records Division of Finance. An employee may donate between one (1) and eight (8) hours from vacation leave and/or compensatory leave twice per year. Donated time will be converted to dollars at the hourly rate of the donor. b. When taking leave for association Association related business, association Association officers and/or representatives will be required to submit a leave request to the department head Department Head or administrative designeeAdministrative Designee. The department head Department Head or designee Designee will identify on the leave form whether the leave requires additional coverage by another member of the collective bargaining unit during the identified association Association leave period, and forward it to the department payroll representative who will then provide it to the Comptroller/Records Division of Finance. When association Association leave results in another employee earning compensation including call-back, overtime or other premium wages as a direct consequence of the Association leave those wages will be charged against and deducted from the association Association leave bank in full. c. The Department of Finance shall provide an accounting of the balance to the association Association on a quarterly basis. The balance shall accrue and shall be carried forward the following year. d. In the event that the NCASS CCPPA is dissolved or no longer serves as the bargaining agent for the lieutenantsdepartment of Administrative Services, any remaining balance in the association Association leave bank shall be transferred to the NCLEA employee catastrophic sick leave program. In the event that the Association CCPPA leave bank does not have sufficient funds to reimburse the County for all costs associated with the association Association leave as referenced in this article, the Association CCPPA shall pay the County the full cost of all paid time for association Association activities and business, to include additional compensation and benefits for related coverage granted to employees pursuant to this article. Within five (5) business days of the end of each month the County will provide the association Association with an invoice for the paid time used in the prior month that was not covered by the association Association leave bank. The association Association shall remit full payment based on each invoice to the County within thirty forty-five (3045) calendar business days of receipt. If any payment is not timely received by the County, the County may immediately discontinue paying for the granting of any further association Association time, regardless of whether the time has already been approved. The County may use all legal means to collect payment from the association Association including but not limited to diverting dues monies deducted from employee payroll and court action. The arbitration provisions shall not apply to disputes arising under this paragraph.