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up visits deemed necessary by the health care professional to complete the vaccinations. ARTICLE 11 UNION REPRESENTATION & ACCESS 11.1 The union will not be required to represent in a grievance any employee who is not a member of the union. 11.2 For the purpose of representing employees in accordance with the provisions of Article 24, "Grievance Procedure," the union may designate a maximum of 16 stewards. Each steward will represent employees only in his/her department or group of departments, as follows: Area Maximum # of Stewards Parks, Recreation 2 Building & Grounds 1 Road & Bridge, Public Works, Engineering Traffic Engineering, Vehicle Maintenance 4 Golf Course 1 Solid Waste/Refuse, Solid Waste Management, Solid Waste Recycling 2 Sewage Treatment 2 Water Production 2 (one per plant) Utility Operations 2 The union may designate one of the stewards to be the Chief Steward. 11.3 The business representative of the union shall notify the Human Resources Director, in writing, of the name of the stewards and the areas they are representing, at least three days before they assume duty. If no such notice has been given, the County has no duty to recognize the stewards. 11.4 The union steward may represent the union or union members in matters appropriate for grievance handling as set forth in this agreement. Stewards shall not spend time on union business during working hours. Notwithstanding the above, when appropriate and in order to facilitate the scheduling of meetings and resolution of grievances, the County Administrator, in his sole discretion, or his designee may grant time off with pay to a steward to attend grievance hearings or meetings. 11.5 Officers or agents of Teamsters Local Union # 769, except County employees on duty, shall be allowed reasonable access to work sites and locations of the County with the advance approval of appropriate County officials, provided that 12