– BARGAINING SESSIONS. In scheduling bargaining meetings, the schedules of employees voluntarily serving on the bargaining team shall be taken into consideration in an effort to minimize sessions during off duty hours but also minimize disruptions to normal public services. When in negotiations with the City, one member of the bargaining team shall be allowed off from each shift. A second member of the bargaining team shall be allowed off from any shift where the second member does not create overtime. Members from the night shift who are participating shall be allowed off duty from eight (8) hours prior to the start of the bargaining until eight (8) hours after the end of the bargaining session. Members participating from the day shift shall be allowed off duty from one hour before the start of the bargaining until one hour after.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement