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ARTICLE 11 <br /> UNION REPRESENTATION & ACCESS <br /> 11.1 The union will not be required to represent in a grievance any employee who is <br /> not a member of the union. <br /> 11.2 For the purpose of representing employees in accordance with the provisions of <br /> Article 24, "Grievance Procedure," the union may designate a maximum of 16 <br /> stewards. Each steward will represent employees only in his/her department or <br /> group of departments, as follows: <br /> Area Maximum # of Stewards <br /> Parks, Recreation 2 <br /> Building & Grounds 1 <br /> Road & Bridge, Public Works, Engineering <br /> Traffic Engineering, Vehicle Maintenance 4 <br /> Golf Course 1 <br /> Solid Waste/Refuse, Solid Waste Management, <br /> Solid Waste Recycling 2 <br /> Sewage Treatment 2 <br /> Water Production 2 (one per plant) <br /> Utility Operations 2 <br /> The union may designate one of the stewards to be the Chief Steward. <br /> 11.3 The business representative of the union shall notify the Human Resources <br /> Director, in writing, of the name of the stewards and the areas they are <br /> representing, at least three days before they assume duty. If no such notice has <br /> been given, the County has no duty to recognize the stewards. <br /> 11.4 The union steward may represent the union or union members in matters <br /> appropriate for grievance handling as set forth in this agreement. Stewards shall <br /> not spend time on union business during working hours. Notwithstanding the <br /> above, when appropriate and in order to facilitate the scheduling of meetings and <br /> resolution of grievances, the County Administrator, in his sole discretion, or his <br /> designee may grant time off with pay to a steward to attend grievance hearings <br /> or meetings. <br /> 11.5 Officers or agents of Teamsters Local Union # 769, except County employees on <br /> duty, shall be allowed reasonable access to work sites and locations of the <br /> County with the advance approval of appropriate County officials, provided that <br /> such access shall in no way interfere with the efficient operation of any <br /> department or crew. <br /> 11.6 The union agrees that, during the term of this agreement, its non-employee <br /> representatives and stewards shall deal only with the County Administrator, the <br /> County Attorney, or the Human Resources Director, or their designees, in <br /> 14 <br />