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information derived from such answers will be used in a criminal trial, the employee shall be completely informed of all his Constitutional Rights prior to the commencement of any interrogation. SECTION 9: The employee under investigation shall be informed of the names and addresses of all complainants upon request. The complainant may be informed of the name of the employee upon request. The employee will be provided with a copy of the complainant's information upon request. The investigating officer of the complaint may be the complainant. SECTION 10: In imposing discipline on a current charge, the Employer will not base progressive discipline on prior disciplinary action which is more than three (3) years old, except for prior disciplinary action involving cases of five (5) years patterned sick leave abuse,violence or theft, providing there has been no intervening disciplinary action during this period. ARTICLE 8: ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATION SECTION 1: The parties recognize that it may be necessary for an employee representative of the OPBA to leave a normal work assignment while acting in the capacity of representative. The OPBA recognizes the operational needs of the Employer and will cooperate to keep to a minimum the time lost from work by representatives. Before leaving an assignment pursuant to this section, the representative must obtain approval from the officer in charge of the shift. The Employer will compensate a representative at the normal rate for the time spent in the good faith processing of grievances, and at any meetings at which the Employer requests a representative to be present. SECTION 2: Members of the Negotiating Committee shall be allowed reasonable time off to participate in collective bargaining meetings with the Employer, if held during a member's regular working hours without loss of pay. SECTION 3: Director(s) of the OPBA shall be allowed three (3) hours per month off, with pay, for the purpose of attending OPBA Directors meetings. The Employee must notify the Chief of Police or his designee at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of such meeting or forfeit their right of pay for such meeting. No shift will be under-staffed due to the calling of such a meeting. ARTICLE 9: DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE SECTION 1: Disciplinary action taken against non-probationary employees by the Employer shall only be for just cause. SECTION 2: A non-probationary employee who is suspended, demoted, or discharged shall be 5