Association Time. An aggregate of five hundred and twenty (520) hours per fiscal year shall be available for use by Board members subject to the following conditions:
Association Time. The OAPSE President and/or his/her designated representative shall be provided time during the school day with continuity of pay to conduct business with or concerning the Board or its designee, providing such absence can be covered by the building administrator in charge of such persons.
Association Time. Pursuant to M.S. 179A.07, Subd. 6, reasonable time off shall be afforded to elected officials and appointed representatives of the Association. The Association shall repay the District at the applicable daily rate for each person for each day's absence. Every effort shall be made by both parties to schedule negotiations sessions, grievance hearings, mediation, or arbitration at times other than those conflicting with the work day. In the event that it is agreed to by both parties or mandated by a third party that any of the aforementioned meetings be held during the regular working day, the Association shall reimburse the District in the amount paid to the director's substitute, if any.
Association Time. 3.4.1 Upon request to and review by the senior Human Resources administrator, the District may grant up to twenty (20) days’ release time per calendar year to the president of the Association or to the president's designee. The Association shall reimburse the District for the full cost of the substitute salary.
Association Time. The Association shall be provided not less than forty-five (45) uninterrupted minutes of time to communicate with bargaining unit members during the first teacher workday. Such time will not be provided at the end of the workday unless the Association requests, in writing, to be placed at the end of the workday. All non-bargaining unit members shall excuse themselves during this time. Any Association representative requested by the Association to be present for this portion of the workday shall be released from other duties to participate without loss of pay or other benefit.
Association Time. The Association will be granted forty (40) hours with pay per year for Association business. The time may be taken in increments of no less than one (1) hour unless by agreement of the administration and will not be deducted from any other leave time. Bargaining unit members whose shifts begin after twelve noon may request the right to take time off for union meetings, so long as they arrange to make up the time lost on the same day.
Association Time. At the beginning of every school year, the Association shall be credited with 5 days to be used by teachers who are officers or agents of the Association, for the purpose of attending regional or state association meetings. The Association agrees to notify the Administration no less than forty-eight (48) hours in advance of taking such time. An additional four days are available with the Association reimbursing the school board the full cost of the substitute wages.
Association Time. A. The Association President will not be assigned any supervisory duties.
Association Time. At the conclusion of building staff meetings and district wide staff meetings, Association representatives may make announcements pertaining to Association business. Upon the request of the Association president to the superintendent, the Association president or his/her designee may address the staff at the first district staff meeting of each school year.
Association Time. Association Board members or designees, subject to the approval of the Fire Chief or his/her designee, shall be allowed 692 hours per calendar year for the purpose of conducting Association business, which would include conferences, training, events etc. This will be known as Association Leave (A/L). Association Leave must be submitted to the Hiring Captain by the President of the Association or his or her designee. Such time must be reasonably related to each Board member or designee’s participation in the Association. The Association board members, or designees, are required to track their time used for association business and submit it to the Fire Chief upon request. The Board of Directors must also track their use of the six hundred and ninety two (692) hours in the City’s timekeeping system by using appropriate payroll codes so that the City’s payroll staff can keep accurate, ongoing records of the amount of leave used for the year at any time. The allowable hours shall be in addition to time used to address or attend to any Association/Department related business, including, but not limited to, contract negotiations, policy changes, constant staffing issues, representing employees in disciplinary matters, member representation, general meetings, and Department related issues or events, all of which time shall be provided without any loss of compensation.
