Negotiation Time. Employee officers and/or stewards of the Association shall be allowed reasonable release time without loss of pay for the purposes of meetings with the Employer for collective bargaining, grievances, or disciplinary hearings, or such other le- gitimate Association activities. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require employees to receive compensation from the Employer for representation activities oc- curring outside of the employee’s regularly scheduled work hours or for such time to be counted as time worked for overtime of flex-time calculation. Except as provided for in this Agreement or as provided by law, County equipment and work hours shall not be used by officers, employees or business representatives for solicitation of Association membership, collection or checking of dues, Association meetings, or other activities re- lating to the internal business of the Association. 4.5.1 Employee Association representatives shall be allowed one (1) hour of re- lease time preceding or following meetings with the Employer for preparation/de- briefing activities. 4.5.2 Release time for arbitration or PERC hearings shall be limited to the grievant/appellant, Association witnesses, and one (1) Association officer. Asso- ciation witnesses shall be allowed to attend for as long as their presence is required in relation to their testimony.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement