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Section 1. Definition. "Work Station" means a specific location (home/office) from which an
employee generally carries out his/her official duties or assignment.
Section 2. Eligibility. An employee shall be eligible for noon meal reimbursement when the
distance from his/her work station to the field assignment that day exceeds a radius of thirty-five
(35) miles from the assigned work station or when an employee is required by the Employer to
participate in a job related training conference with other employees from this department,
providing the assignment extends through the normal lunch period and is approved in advance by
the Employer. The reimbursement for the cost of the noon meal shall be in accordance with Article
20, Section 5 of the Master Agreement.
Section 3. Trainer/Instructor Status. When an Investigator I, Heavy, or an Investigator II,
functions as a trainer or instructor, he/she shall be reimbursed for lunch at the appropriate rate, as
determined by Article 20 of the Master Agreement.
Article 2
Attendance at Union Meetings
The provisions of the Master Agreement shall be supplemented and/or modified as follows:
Employees may be permitted to adjust their hours of work to permit travel time necessary to attend
regular monthly meetings of the Local Union. Such adjustments shall be of reasonable duration,
not to exceed two (2) hours.
Employees who desire to make these adjustments must request and be granted approval from
their immediate supervisor or other Appointing Authority designee five (5) calendar days in
advance of the meeting date. Requests shall show the hours of release time requested. Approval
of these requests will not be unreasonably withheld. The Appointing Authority reserves the right to
rescind this approval in the event of emergency or other unusual conditions, or to maintain
adequate staffing on the day of the meeting. Employees shall receive no compensation for time
spent in such travel, but may utilize vacation leave, compensatory overtime hours, or work extra
hours, within the same payroll period, if work is available, to prevent a loss of earnings.
In the event work is available and an employee is authorized to work extra hours to offset time
spent in travel to union meetings, the Appointing Authority shall have no liability for overtime hours
or pay until the employee has worked an amount of time outside his/her regular shift which is equal
to the amount of release time requested and used.
Article 3
Tools and Equipment
The provisions of the Master Agreement shall be supplemented and/or modified as follows:
The Appointing Authority shall indemnify each employee up to a maximum of $800.00 for losses
caused by fire, wind, or theft by forcible entry, of tools and equipment supplied by the employee
and used in the performance of work and when in the care of custody of the Appointing Authority.
It shall be the responsibility of each employee to furnish a complete list of tools and equipment to
be indemnified, including an accurate description and replacement cost to their immediate
supervisor and to have that list approved by the supervisor in writing within thirty (30) days from the
date of this Agreement.
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