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Side Letter of Agreement#5 <br /> UNION LEAVE BANK <br /> Union Leave Bank <br /> Effective the first full pay period in July of each year, each active bargaining unit <br /> employee may voluntarily elect to contribute to the Union Leave Bank by <br /> reducing his/her vacation accrual by two (2) hours for 56 hour personnel and <br /> one(1) hour of vacation accrual or comp time for 40 hour personnel. The <br /> contribution will be credited to the Union Leave Bank. If, at the end of any fiscal <br /> year, the Union Leave Bank has a balance of more than 240 hours, the <br /> exchange of hours described above will not occur for that fiscal year. <br /> Employees hired during the year will have no deduction until the following fiscal <br /> year's leave bank transfer. Employees separating employment during the year <br /> will receive no credit for or return of hours contributed to the Union Leave Bank. <br /> The City of Pleasanton will administer taxes as believed to be consistent with all <br /> applicable laws governing the taxation of these donated hours. The City takes no <br /> responsibility should the IRS or any other governing agency prescribe a different <br /> interpretation of tax law. This liability will fall solely on the bargaining unit and its <br /> members. The union will indemnify the City for any claims both actual winnings <br /> and attorneys fees. The City will choose its own attorney in these matters. <br /> Usage of the Union Leave Bank <br /> When a bargaining unit employee has received the appropriate approval to be <br /> absent from his/her schedule shift(s) for union business, payment of the <br /> employee(s) covering for the shifts(s), at the applicable regular or overtime rate, <br /> will be made, hour for hour, from the Union Leave Bank. The employee absent <br /> from work on union business shall receive pay for their regularly scheduled shift, <br /> as such absence shall be recorded as paid Union Leave. <br /> Authorization for use of the Union Leave Bank <br /> Union Leave Bank may be utilized for scheduled work absences contingent upon <br /> the following: <br /> 1. Absence is for a union authorized event or purpose. <br /> 2. Use of Union Leave Bank for absence has prior written approval of an <br /> authorized union official <br /> 3. Sufficient balance exists in Union Leave Bank to reimburse the City for the <br /> absence at applicable regular and overtime coverage <br /> 4. Absence is approved in writing by shift Battalion Chief <br /> Union Leave Bank - Page 1 of 3 <br />