Agmt19 MOU Service Employes International Union Local 521

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4.6 Hold Harmless The Union shall indemnify, defend and save the City harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, orders or judgments, or other forms of liability that arise out of or by reason of this union security Article, or action taken or not taken by the City under this Article. This includes, but is not limited to, the City's attorneys' fees and costs. ARTICLE 5 - CITY RIGHTS To insure that the City is able to carry out its constitutional, chartered and statutory functions and responsibilities, nothing contained herein shall be construed to require the City to meet and conferon matters which are solely a function of management, including the right to direct the work force; to select and determine the content of job classifications; to hire, transfer, promote, suspend, discipline and discharge employees; to assign work to employees in 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. ARTICLE 6 - STEWARDS AND OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES - AND RELEASE TIME 6.1 Release Time The City and the Union agree that the effective and orderly provision of the City's functions and services requires cooperation and assistance between the parties. Release time activities serve important public purposes, including the efficient provision of services to the public, improved communication between the City and its employees, and increased efficiency in the resolution of disciplinary and grievance matters. Therefore, both parties recognize the need for and mutual benefit of the allocation of release time hours to be used by designated representatives to perform the activities and duties listed in this section. 6.1.1 The City and the Union agree that the Union may designate representatives to be freed from their normal job duties and responsibilities without reduction in their full pay and benefits for release time activities and duties performed in accordance with this section, subject to the provisions of this Article 6. 1. The Union shall notify the Human Resources Manager or other authorized individual in writing of such designations and re -designations. 2. The City shall not change or adjust a designated representative's regular work schedule or assignments solely as a result of such designation. However, at the Union's request and with the mutual agreement of the City, modifications shall be made to the designated representative's work schedule and assignments to permit the designated representative to perform the release time activities and duties listed in this section. 6.1.2 The City and the Union agree that designated representatives shall use release time hours for joint City/Union business, which is defined as activities in which the City, through its representatives, and the Union are participants that concern issues of mutual concern, which shall consist of the following activities when they occur during a designated representative's normal work hours/shift: