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coercion by the Employer or FOP representatives against any employee(s) because of FOP membership or lack of FOP membership. 3.03. Interactive Meetings. In the interest of attempting to resolve outstanding issues that may befrled under this Article, or would be otherwise appealed to an external administrative agency (SERB, EEOC, or OCRQ, the Employer, member involved, and appropriate representative may meet as soon as practicable in an effort to resolve the alleged violation upon being notified ofapotential dispute implicating this subject matter. This meeting shall in no way delay the employee's ability to file anyfarmal charge or complaint with an outside agency- ; 4.91 gency. 34.91• (Note: Moved from Article 34) 3.04. Gender Neutral. Whenever the context so requires, the use of words herein, in the singular, shall be construed to include the plural, and words in the plural, the singular, and words whether in the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender shall be construed to include all of said genders. By the use of either the masculine or feminine genders, it is understood that said use is for convenience purposes only and is not to be interpreted to be discriminatory by reason of sex. ARTICLE IIF 4 FOP REPRESENTATION/UNIONACTIVITY 394. 4.01. FOP Access. Non-employee representation of the FOP shall be admitted to the Employer's facility for the purpose of processing grievances, attending meetings, or for monitoring the administration of this Agreement, upon approval of the Employer or his designee. The Employer or his designee shall facilitate any necessary contact between the representative and any on duty employee, provided that arrangement of the contact is not unduly disruptive of the employee's job responsibilities. 34I2 4.02. Bulletin Boards. The FOP shall have use of suitable bulletin boards for the posting of FOP notices or other materials. The boards shall be identified with the name of the FOP, and the FOP may designate persons responsible therefore. I 393 4.03. Negotiations Scheduling. The Employer shall, during wage/contract negotiations, endeavor to schedule time for members of the negotiation team to participate in the negotiations without having to have worked the 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. shift immediately prior to any negotiation session. 3-04 4.04. Union Leave. Employees who are elected members of the FOP/OLC Labor Committee shall be authorized a bank of eighty (80) hours of paid leave, per calendar year, to attend FOP/OLC sponsored functions such as educational meetings, business meetings, or seminars. The bank of eighty (80) hours shall be used collectively by elected committee members representing the Blue Unit, Gold Unit, and Corrections Unit. All requests to use hours from this bank shall be submitted in writing for approval by the Chief of Police or his Designee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. It is understood that the attendance will not be approved if it will incur overtime at the time the approval is granted. Additional time may be granted at the sole discretion of the Police Chief. 4689-1562-5157, v.3