Common use of PAYROLL DEDUCTION OF DUES AND FEES Clause in Contracts

PAYROLL DEDUCTION OF DUES AND FEES. 38.1 The City shall, on a regular basis, deduct dues and fees uniformly required of all similarly situated police officers from the pay of all Police Officers who have voluntarily authorized such deductions in writing on a form provided for this purpose by the Union or the City; the Union will notify the City as to the amount of dues, or dues and initiation fees, to be deducted. Such notification will be certified to the City in writing over the signature of the authorized officer or officers of the Union. Changes in the Union membership dues or fees will be similarly certified to the City and shall be done at least forty-five (45) days in advance of the effective date of such change. The City will remit to the Union such sums within thirty (30) days. 38.2 The Union agrees that it shall act as the exclusive bargaining agent for all employees covered by this Agreement and shall negotiate agreements and bargain collectively for all employees within the bargaining unit, without discrimination and without regard to whether or not said employees are Union members. 38.3 If an employee has no earnings due him for the pay period in question, no deductions will be made for that employee for that period. The collection of money described herein other than for the current period shall not be the responsibility of the City. 38.4 The sole responsibility of the City will be to pay over to the Union any sums actually deducted from the pay of employees on a current basis. Any funds deducted as herein provided shall be paid to the Union Treasurer within thirty (30) days after such deduction. 38.5 The Union agrees to indemnify, defend and save the City and its employees harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, or other forms of liability that shall arise out of, or as a result of, any conduct taken by the City for the purpose of complying with this Article, except acts of negligence for which the City is responsible. 38.6 No party shall have any right or interest whatsoever in any money authorized withheld until such money is actually paid over to them in accordance with this Article.