Common use of GUILD ACTIVITIES Clause in Contracts

GUILD ACTIVITIES. 10.1. Employees are not permitted to engage in Guild activities while on duty except as provided for in this article. Employees shall be granted a maximum of one (1) hour per month to attend Guild meetings. The first or last hour of the scheduled time for scheduled training and/or special emphasis days will be used. If there is a conflict, LPOG and the City agree to discuss and agree on alternate options for the start time of LPOG meetings so as not to interfere with department operations. Employees who are on duty shall still respond to emergencies and calls for police service. No employee shall be paid or receive vacation time for such meetings. Time granted for such meetings shall not be accumulative. 10.2. Not more than three (3) members of the Guild's negotiating team shall be permitted to attend negotiation meetings with City representatives without loss of pay to the extent that such meetings are scheduled during the working hours of the members so attending. The parties agree to schedule negotiation sessions at a time which attempts to minimize the disruption to members. If a negotiation session is scheduled on the same day as an employee is scheduled to work, flex time is allowed by mutual agreement between LPOG and the City. No employee of the LPOG negotiation team shall be paid overtime or provided vacation time for time spent in negotiations. 10.3. Designated members of the Guild shall be granted release time for all meetings between the City and the Guild, when such meetings take place at a time during which such members are scheduled to be on duty. The City shall allow a Guild representative a reasonable amount of time while on duty to initially investigate a grievance; provided, the shift supervisor must authorize the time and such time taken shall not interfere with the operation of the Police Department. Extended investigations shall be conducted off duty. 10.4. For the purposes of improving communications, and collaborative problem- solving, the Employer and the Guild may meet from time to time in a labor- management forum. The City agrees to authorize release time for the Guild President and up to three (3) Guild representatives to attend such meetings, when such meetings take place at a time during which such members are scheduled to be on duty. No employee of the LPOG labor-management team shall be paid overtime or receive vacation time for time spent in such meetings. When members are attending labor-management meetings, they are included in the shift minimum staffing count. 10.5. It is understood that the cost to the Employer of any such leave from duty as set forth herein, shall not result in a cost to the Employer materially greater than had the employee not taken such leave. It is also understood that said attendance shall not substantially impair the ability of the Department to protect the safety of the public.

GUILD ACTIVITIES. 10.1. Employees are not permitted to engage in Guild activities while on duty except as provided for in this article. Employees shall be granted a maximum of one (1) hour per month to attend Guild meetings. The first or last hour of the scheduled time for scheduled training and/or special emphasis days will be used. If there is a conflict, LPOG and the City agree to discuss and agree on alternate options for the start time of LPOG meetings so as not to interfere minimize interference with department operationsoperations such as, but not limited to, scheduled training and/or special emphasis days. Employees who are on duty shall still respond to emergencies and calls for police service. No employee shall be paid or receive vacation time for such meetings. Time granted for such meetings shall not be accumulative. 10.2. Not more than three (3) members of the Guild's negotiating team shall be permitted to attend negotiation meetings with City representatives without loss of pay to the extent that such meetings are scheduled during the working hours of the members so attending. The parties agree to schedule negotiation sessions at a time which attempts to minimize the disruption to members. If a negotiation session is scheduled on the same day as an employee is scheduled to work, flex time is allowed by mutual agreement between LPOG and the City. No employee of the LPOG negotiation team shall be paid overtime or provided vacation time for time spent in negotiations. 10.3. Designated members of the Guild shall be granted release time for all meetings between the City and the Guild, when such meetings take place at a time during which such members are scheduled to be on duty. The City shall allow a Guild representative a reasonable amount of time while on duty to initially investigate a grievance; provided, the shift supervisor must authorize the time and such time taken shall not interfere with the operation of the Police Department. Extended investigations shall be conducted off duty. 10.4. For the purposes of improving communications, and collaborative problem- solving, the Employer and the Guild may meet from time to time in a labor- management forum. The City agrees to authorize release time for the Guild President and up to three (3) Guild representatives to attend such meetings, when such meetings take place at a time during which such members are scheduled to be on duty. No employee of the LPOG labor-management team shall be paid overtime or receive vacation time for time spent in such meetings. When members are attending labor-management meetings, they are included in the shift minimum staffing count. 10.5. It is understood that the cost to the Employer of any such leave from duty as set forth herein, shall not result in a cost to the Employer materially greater than had the employee not taken such leave. It is also understood that said attendance shall not substantially impair the ability of the Department to protect the safety of the public.