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ARTICLE XVII <br />17.0 ASSOCIATION RIGHTS <br />17.1 Release Time for Association Representatives. CASA shall have the right to appoint/elect <br />a reasonable number of representatives who are recognized by the City as officers or work <br />site leaders/stewards. <br />A. Such reasonable number of work site leaders/stewards recognized by the City shall <br />be limited to six (6). <br />B. The City's Executive Director of Human Resources or designee shall be provided <br />with a list of names and classification titles of CASA's officers, as well as the names <br />and classification titles of all work site leaders/stewards and other Association <br />representatives. The Association agrees to inform the City in writing of any <br />changes in this list within ten (10) calendar days. <br />C. During the term of this MOU, the City agrees to allow reasonable time off without <br />loss of compensation to enable the officers and worksite leaders/stewards to assist <br />other CASA unit employees in processing grievances under the Grievance Review <br />Procedure and other CASA business activities; provided, however, that such <br />officers and worksite leaders/stewards shall make advance arrangement with their <br />supervisors prior to absenting themselves for such purpose. The officers and <br />worksite leaders/stewards shall be required by the City to record and report to their <br />supervisors the work time spent in assisting other bargaining unit employees <br />pursuant to this provision of the MOU. <br />Time spent by the Association President, officers, or worksite leaders/stewards on <br />Association Release time, under this MOU, shall not be considered time worked <br />for computation of overtime according to the Fair Labor Standards Act. <br />17.2 Worksite Access. <br />A. Officers, worksite leaders/stewards, and/or Association representatives shall be <br />permitted to visit break and lunch areas designated by the City, before or after work <br />or during designated lunch periods, for the purpose of discussing Association <br />business, provided that arrangements are made in advance with the manager <br />responsible for the worksite. <br />B. Such visits shall not disrupt the work of City employees, interfere with the normal <br />operations of the department or with established safety and security requirements. <br />Where any such problems arise, CASA and the City will agree on an alternate <br />meeting/conference facility for the purpose of providing a place for CASA to hold <br />a meeting before or after work or during lunch periods. If the City facility provided <br />CASA as an alternate meeting site during non -working hours is a public meeting <br />CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) MOU: JULY 1, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025 <br />Page 57 <br />