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<br />6.1D <br />Page 10 <br /> <br />3.1.2 Unit Member's Obligation to Exclusive Representation <br /> <br />An employee who does not fall within the exempted category as set <br />forth In SectIon 3.1.6.1 below, and who has not voluntarily made <br />application for membership in the Union within the forty"fifth (45th) <br />day following either the date upon which this MOU is executed or <br />the date upon which said employee was formally hired by the City <br />as a bargaining unit employee, whichever date is later, must as a <br />condition of employment in the City pay annually to the Union an <br />agency fee, in exchange for representation services necessarily <br />performed by the Union in its capacity as the exclusive bargaining <br />agent. <br /> <br />3.1.3 Definition of Agency Fee <br /> <br />The agency fee collected from non-Union bargaining unit <br />employees pursuant to Section 3.1.2 of this MOU shall be limited to <br />the Union's (local, state, and national) annual dues for representing <br />such employees. <br /> <br />3.1. 4 Exceptions <br /> <br />Exceptions to Section 3.1.3 shall be as follows: Part-time, non- <br />exempt bargaining unit employees shall pay a pro-rated agency fee <br />on the basis of said employee's annual salary as compared with the <br />same annual salary for a comparable full-time employee. <br /> <br />3.1.5 Annual Verification of Agency Fee by Union <br /> <br />At least sixty (60) days prior to the collection of an agency fee from <br />any employee pursuant to these provisions, the Union shall submit <br />to the City a detailed written financial report of its financial <br />transactions in the form of a balance sheet and an operating <br />statement, certified as to accuracy by the Union's Executive <br />Secretary. The Union may substitute the financial reports required <br />under Section 3546.5 of the Labor-Management Disclosure Act of <br />1959 to satisfy the financial reporting requirement of this Section. <br />Each year such reports shall be verified and submitted in writing to <br />the City by the Union within sixty (60) days of July I. <br /> <br />3.1.6 Employees Exempted from Obligation to Pay Union <br /> <br />3.1.6.1 <br /> <br />Any unit member shall be exempted from the <br />requirements of Section 3.1.2 above if such <br />employee is a member of a bona fide religion, body <br />or sect which has historically held conscientious <br />objections to joining or financially supporting public <br />employee organizations. <br /> <br />3 <br />