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<br />Release of employees for Union Business Leave shall be on the same <br />basis as employees are released from duty for vacation leave, except <br />that such requests for leave shall not unreasonably interfere with the <br />operation of the City department and shall be approved by the <br />employee's Department Head. The employee taking Union Business <br />Leave shall not unreasonably interfere with the operation of the City <br />department and shall be approved by the employee's Department <br />Head. The Department Head shall not unreasonably withhold <br />permission to utilize President's Leave time and/or Union Business <br />Leave from any employee who has been duly authorized by the Union <br />to take such leave. <br /> <br />No withdrawal from or use of such bank may be made by or on behalf <br />of an employee ordered to take time off without pay for disciplinary <br />reasons. No withdrawal or use of such bank may be made by or on <br />behalf of any employee to be used for purposes that are unlawful <br />under the laws of the United States, State of California or the <br />ordinances ofthe City of Santa Ana. <br /> <br />The Union President shall have up to twenty (20) hours per week or <br />one thousand forty (I,040) hours per year of time off to conduct <br />Union business which shall be paid by the City, but reimbursed to the <br />City by the Union from either the above described bank or directly <br />from the Union treasury. In any event, the Union agrees to reimburse <br />the City for all costs not otherwise reimbursed from the bank <br />providing the Union President with President's leave of absence. <br /> <br />Time spent by the Union President on President's Leave time shall <br />not be considered time worked for the computation of overtime <br />according to the Fair Labor Standards Act. <br /> <br />18.2 Worksite Access. <br /> <br />A. Officers, worksite leaders/stewards and/or paid Union 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 Union business, <br />provided that arrangements are made in advance with the managerresponsible for the <br />worksite. <br /> <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, the Union and the City will agree on an alternate <br />meeting/conference facility for the purpose of providing a place for the Union to hold <br />a meeting before or after work or during lunch periods. If the City facility provided <br /> <br />64 <br />