Agmt19 MOU San Mateo County Firefighters International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2400

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accordance with the requirements determined by the City; to establish and change work schedules and assignments; to lay off employees for lack of work; to expand or diminish services; to subcontract any work or operations; to determine and change methods of operations; to determine and change work locations and the processes and materials to be employed; to take all necessary actions to perform its functions in emergencies. In the event the City proposes a change that is in the scope of representation, the City will meet and confer, upon request of the Union. SECTION 5 — UNION REPRESENTATIVES 5.1 Attendance at Meetings by Employees and Stewards City employees who are official representatives or unit representatives of the Union shall be given reasonable time off with pay to attend meetings with management representatives, or to be present at hearings where matters within the scope of representation or grievances are being considered. The use of official time for this purpose shall be reasonable and shall not interfere with the performance of City services as determined by the City Personnel Officer or the Fire Chief. Such employee representatives shall submit a written request for excused absence to the Fire Chief or his/her designated representative with information copy to the City Manager, at least two (2) working days prior to the scheduled meeting, unless waived by the Fire Chief. Except by mutual agreement, the number of employees excused for such purposes shall not exceed three (3). The Union may provide one (1) steward for each shift. SECTION 6 — NO STRIKE The Union, its members and representatives, agree that it and they will not engage in, authorize, sanction, or support any strike, slowdown, stoppage of work, curtailment of production, concerted refusal of overtime work, refusal to operate designated equipment (provided such equipment is safe and sound) or to perform customary duties; and neither the Union, nor any representatives thereof, shall engage in job action for the purpose of effecting changes in the directives or decisions of management of the City, nor to effect a change of personnel or operations of management or of employees not covered by this MOU. SECTION 7 —PAY 7.1 Pay Period Employees shall be paid bi-weekly. All employees shall be subject to mandatory direct deposit.