Personal Time is defined as a special situation that arises that is not considered as any other type
of leave contained within this bargaining agreement such as a Personal Day, family medical
leave, etc.
At any one time the minimum time allowed will be 30 minutes, and the maximum time allowed
is eight hours. Such time shall not exceed 16 hours in any calendar year, and shall be deducted
from the employee’s accumulated sick leave. If no sick leave is available, the employee is not
eligible to receive Personal Time.
Requesting Personal Time:
In writing on the appropriate Department form, employees will be allowed to formally request
Personal Time off during their workday. On the form, the empioyee is required to specify the
reason(s) for the Personal Time.
Approval of Personal Time:
With prior approval and at the discretion of the Chief of Police or his designee, Personal Time
may be granted to employees. The form will be forwarded to the Financial Services Bureau for
deduction purposes.
Use with other leave:
Personal time may be used in conjunction with lunch breaks upon approval of the member’s
supervisor.
Disputes:
Disputes concerning Personal Time shall not be subject to the Grievance Procedure.
ARTICLE 41
TEAMSTERS D.R.LV.E.
The City agrees to a D.R.LV.E. check-off for members. Upon written authorization by the
members, the City shall deduct certain amounts as specified by the member on a bi-weekly basis
and remit same on a bi-weekly basis to the Local Union’s D.R.LV.E. account. The name of such
fund is Granite State Teamsters’ D.R.I.V.E. Where laws require written authorization by the
employee, such authorization is to be furnished in the form required. The necessary forms for
authorizing this deduction and for remitting deductions to the Union will be furnished by the
Union. No unlawful deductions shall be made.
ARTICLE 42
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