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agreement, any employee who is a member of the Union shall have the right to withdraw from the Union and discontinue dues deduction on every even year during the month of September only. Said withdrawal shall be communicated by the employee in writing to the President, Vice-President or Secretary/Treasurer. It will then be forwarded to the Director of Finance and processed through the payroll system. An employee who is subsequently employed in a position outside of the unit represented by the Union shall not be required to pay dues to the Union. 2.2.2 Agency Shop and Eligibility/Exemptions Effective May 1, 2012, all employees in the classifications listed in Appendix B shall, as a condition of continued employment, become members of the PCEA/AFSCME LOCAL 955, or shall pay a service fee equal to the monthly dues of the PCEA/AFSCME LOCAL 955. This agency shop agreement shall continue for as long as PCEA/AFSCME LOCAL 955 remains the exclusive representative of the bargaining units listed in Appendix B. a. Exemptions: Any employee who is a member of a bona fide religious body or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting employee organizations shall not be required to join or financially support the Union as a condition of employment. Such employees shall be required, in lieu of periodic dues, initiation fees, or agency shop fees to pay an amount equal to the periodic dues, initiation fees or agency shop fees to a non-religious tax-exempt charity, three such organizations to be mutually agreed upon by the parties. b. Compliance: I. An employee in one of the classes included in Appendix B shall (and in the case of a newly hired employee, within thirty (30) calendar days of employment) execute a payroll deduction authorization form furnished by the Union, and thereby become and remain a member in good standing in the Union; or execute a payroll deduction authorization form and thereby pay to the Union a service fee equal to the monthly dues of the Union. In the case of employees who certify that they are members of a bona fide religion, body or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting public employee organizations, the employee shall pay sums equal to the service fee which is equal to the monthly dues of the Union shall execute a payroll deduction form for contributions to one of the charities identified in the paragraph above. 2. If any current employee fails to authorize one of the above deductions, (or, in the case of newly hired employee, within thirty(30) calendar days of hire into a classification covered by this Contract), the City shall deduct -5 -