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22.02 Meetings held for the purposes of negotiating agreements, or for the processing of grievances, <br />will be scheduled at a time mutually convenient to all parties. Association officers, or their designated <br />representatives, shall be permitted to attend these meetings and will not suffer any loss of time or <br />compensation if these meetings occur during working hours. Association officers required to attend <br />other official hearings or meetings by the City, on City premises, will not suffer any loss of time or <br />compensation if the hearing or meeting occurs during working hours. <br />22.03 The Association may conduct Union meetings on a quarterly basis, on City property, provided <br />the meetings shall be scheduled and conducted so as not to interfere with the effective operation of the <br />division. When the Association holds a meeting off City property in the City of Lakewood, one (1) <br />officer of the Association, who is working at the time the meeting is held, may attend the meeting without <br />suffering any loss of time or compensation, provided that the officer's absence does not result in the <br />division being inadequately manned, and that the officer will respond immediately, if called at the <br />Association meeting, to return to work. <br />22.04 A Labor/Management Committee consisting of the Mayor, or a designated representative, and <br />the Chief of Fire, or a designated representative, and President of the Association, plus <br />Secretary/Treasurer, one (1) member of each shift (or designated representative) and one (1) officer <br />representative or designee, shall be established, and this committee shall meet every three (3) months <br />for the purpose of discussing and attempting to resolve any work related problems. <br />ARTICLE 23 <br />RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS <br />23.01 The residency requirements for members of the Division of Fire, established pursuant to rulings <br />made in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division (Civil Action <br />Number C87-287) and Codified Ordinance, Section 149.171, are no longer binding. Therefore, the <br />residency requirement will not be imposed upon any current members of the bargaining unit. <br />ARTICLE 24 <br />PROTECTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY <br />24.01 Each member shall be assigned their own personal lockers. These lockers shall be the sole <br />personal responsibility, and no other person shall be permitted access to such lockers, except upon <br />written authority of the member to whom the locker is assigned. The Chief of Fire shall have the right <br />to order a member to open their locker for inspection in the Chief s presence. A member required to <br />perform their duties in stations other than their regularly assigned station will be provided with lockers <br />for the protection of their personal property. <br />21 <br />