R2013-21 AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

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month next succeeding the month in which such deductions are made. If.any employee does not have a check coming to him or such check is not large enough to satisfy said deductions, no deduction shall be made from the wages or salary of such employee for that month. Section 2 (a). Upon the express condition stated in sub-paragraph (b) hereof, and only upon such condition, the City shall deduct from the wages or salary of each employee covered by this agreement who is not subject to the wage deduction described in Section 1 of this Article, and at the same time such deduction is made, an amount certified to the City by the Union as the fair share of each such employee of the Union's cost relating to the collective bargaining process, contract administration and pursuing matters affecting wages, hours and conditions of employment ("fair share deduction"), but such amount shall not exceed the amount of dues uniformly required of members and deducted pursuant to said Section 1 of this Article. Such amount deducted as provided herein shall be delivered to the Union on or before the 15th day of the month next succeeding the month in which said amount was deducted— provided that, said amount may be paid to a nonreligious charitable organization mutually agreed upon by the employee and the Union, as provided by law. (b). No fair share deduction shall be made by the City unless and until the number of employees voluntarily providing written authorization to the City for the wage deduction provided for in Section 1 of this Article equals or exceeds 55% of the incumbent bargaining unit members, excluding officers in the PTI and FTO programs. (c). Upon written authorization by an employee filed with the Director of Finance, the City shall deduct from the wages or salary of such employee such sum as is certified by the City or the Treasurer of the Union as premium payment for enrollment in the City or Union dental insurance plans. The deductions shall be made at bi-weekly intervals. Section 3 (a). Although it is agreed that union membership is not a mandatory condition of employment for any employee covered by this Agreement, any employee covered by this Agreement employed before the date of this Agreement, except as provided in sub-paragraph (b) hereof, who has become a Union member or becomes a Union member at any time during the term of this Agreement, shall continue to pay to the Union those dues or fees regularly charged members of the Union in good standing for the life of this Agreement (except as otherwise provided herein for yearly withdrawal of membership ). (b). An employee hired after the date of this Agreement and covered by this Agreement who, after completing thirty (30) calendar days of employment voluntarily joins the Union, shall be subject to the same terms of continued membership as employees in Section 3(a) above. (c). Every employee who is a member of the Union shall have the right to withdraw from membership during the last thirty (30) days before each annual anniversary date of this Agreement. An employee who has properly withdrawn membership as provided herein shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 3(a).