Negotiators. The College shall make provisions so that Lodge bargaining unit members, selected by the Lodge as representatives on their negotiating committee, shall participate in negotiations during duty time. To this end there may be a need to reassign employees to accommodate this provision. The negotiating committee will consist of no more than six (6) members, of which no more than four (4), one (1) member from each classification, will be given release time to participate in negotiations. After tentative agreement has been reached on the entire contract, or a Fact-Finder’s report has been received, the six (6) member negotiating committee will be allowed four (4) hours of release time to communicate with bargaining unit members. Upon advance approval by the Chief of Police/Designee, sixteen (16) hours of time off shall be granted for negotiating committee members, designated in advance, during the last sixty (60) days of this Agreement prior to the termination date specified in Article 49, Duration, (exclusive of any extensions).
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