Section2. 9.9.1 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:
Section2. The Company shall inform the appropriate Union representative within seven (7) days notice prior to the effective date of any suspension, demotion or discharge action.
Section2. 3. Initial Contribution of Trust Property; Fees, Costs and Expenses............................................11 SECTION2.4.
Section2. Whenever the Employer determines that an employee may be suspended, demoted, or discharged for just cause, a predisciplinary hearing will be scheduled to give the employee an opportunity to offer an explanation of the alleged misconduct. A notice of the predisciplinary conference shall be provided to the employee and shall contain a general description of the alleged misconduct. The employee shall have the right to have a Union representative present at the conference if he so desires. When possible, the date and time of the predisciplinary conference
Section2. An additional time bank of twenty-four (24) total hours (all units) shall be available to bargaining unit members to attend meetings, training, or other Union-related business held by the FOP or FOP/OLCI. This additional time shall be used with the prior approval of the elected bargaining unit representatives and a minimum of seven (7) days prior notification to the Chief of Police. ARTICLE28
Section2. 1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Section2. TerminationandDistribution-- IntheeventthisTrust or any Benefit Plan is terminated or partially terminated, the Trustees are authorized and empowered to dispose of the Trust assets attributable to the terminated Benefit Plan (orportion thereof) in accordance with the purposes specified in Article V, Section 10, paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Trust Agreement, and none other, and upon the disbursement of the entire Trust Fund,thisTrust shall terminate.
Section2. 1(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Section2. An employee having completed his/her probationary period shall be entitled to pay at his/her regular hourly base rate as outlined below for any of the above holidays provided he/she is not absent on any of his/her scheduled working days immediately preceding or following the holiday, unless the absence is excused by management.
Section2. The Employer and the Union recognize that the public interest requires high standards of employee performance and the continuing development and implementation of work practices that facilitate improved employee performance and efficiency. It is the purpose and intent of this Agreement to contribute and promote the efficient conduct of public business, to contribute to the development of harmonious and cooperative relationships between government and its employees, to recognize mutual interests, and to reduce to a minimum the causes of employee relation disputes by reducing to writing certain terms and conditions of employment that apply to employees covered by this Agreement, all of which will enable the parties to better fulfill their mission. ARTICLE2 RECOGNITION
