The present practice of recognizing union stewards in the various stations, offices, shop and bureaus shall be continued for the purpose of promoting a harmonious relationship between the fire fighters and the City.
Authorized representative(s) of the Union shall have the right to visit the premises at any time during working hours for the purpose of investigating working conditions and compliance with the terms of this Title of Code, providing such representative(s) reports his presence through the company officer, to a Chief Officer of the Department upon entering the premises for such designated purpose, and such visit is to be made in such a manner as to not disrupt the Department operations.
Local #92 shall be granted 120 days per year union release time for the purpose of attending out of town union business as determined by the president. There shall be no carry over, from year to year, of unused release time. Local #92 shall give ten (10) business days notice of their intent to use release time unless conditions prohibit giving such notice.
The Union President or his designee shall be given release time under the present agreement with the city. At the end of the president's current term (12/92) this practice will change to one of full Union release for the Union president or his designee.