2129.05 Listing of New Employees

   All employees shall be required to provide the Department with their current address and phone number upon accepting employment and to update this information annually and/or at any other time in which a change occurs.

   The City will furnish the Association with a list of all new employees, their address and phone number upon completion of their thirtieth (30th) calendar day of employment with the Department of Police.

   Upon the employee's completion of the training period, the City will furnish the Association with a list of the duty assignments of the new employees.

   The City will provide the Association, upon notification, the change in address or phone number of the new employees in order that the Association will be able to discharge its responsibilities.

2129.06 Agency Shop, Payroll Deductions and Dues Checkoff

   (a)   In recognition of the Toledo Police Patrolman's Association's services (herein referred to as the T.P.P.A.) to the bargaining unit and the Toledo Police Patrolman's Association's role in helping develop a harmonious and stable labor relationship between the bargaining unit employees and the City, employees within the bargaining unit will, upon completion of the academy training period, either become members of the Toledo Police Patrolman's Association or share in the financial support of the Toledo Police Patrolman's Association by paying to the Association a service fee as established by law not to exceed the amount of dues or initiation service fees uniformly required of members of the Association.

   (b)   The Association shall notify non-members of their obligation to pay service fees and such notification will include the procedures for payroll deductions and direct cash payments.

   (c)   The City shall pursuant to O.R.C. Chapter 4117 deduct current Association dues, initiation service fees, initiation fees and equal assessments and service fees from the paychecks of employees within the bargaining unit as set forth in the recognition clause. Dues shall be deducted (in half payments) from the first two paychecks of the month for which current dues, initiation fees, initiation service fees, equal assessments or service fees (each payable in advance) are due the T.P.P.A.

   (d)   No other labor organization shall be afforded dues deductions.

   (e)   The City shall remit to the Financial Secretary of the Association, dues, service fees, initiation fees, initiation service fees or equal assessments so deducted from the paychecks of the employees covered herein by check or wire transfer at the union's discretion immediately following said withholdings. The City shall provide monthly to the T.P.P.A., a list of those members and non-members on payroll deduction.

   (f)   Nonpayment of service fees, initiation fees, initiation service fees, dues or other equal assessments may be pursued by the Union at its option through collection or other remedies permissible under Ohio law. The City will deduct any arrears in unpaid Association dues, service fees, initiation service fees, initiation fees and equal assessments owed to the Association, if and only if, the City has made an error in failing to deduct such dues, fees or equal assessments during a former payroll period, or if the City receives a court-ordered garnishment of wages for such fees or other court order requiring the same.

   (g)   Payment of dues or service fees shall not be a condition of continued employment.

   (h)   The Association shall indemnify and save the City harmless against any liability that may arise out of, or by reason of, any actions taken by the City for the purpose of complying with these provisions.

2129.07 Credit Union

   The City agrees to deduct, from the paychecks of employees giving written authorization, bi-weekly or monthly, any monies for any authorized Credit Union and remit same to such authorized Credit Union by separate check.

2129.08 Savings Bonds, United Way, TPPA Charities.

   The City agrees to deduct from the paychecks of employees giving written authorization, any monies for the U.S. Savings Bond Program, TPPA Charities and the United Way Payroll Deduction Program and remit such withholdings to proper authorities.

2129.09 Police Insurance Fund

   The City agrees to continue to make deductions for group insurance to protect dependents of deceased Police Officers and to remit such withholdings to the Toledo Police Insurance Fund.

2129.10 Deferred Compensation

   The City shall make available during the term of this agreement the opportunity for all employees to participate through payroll deduction in a Deferred Compensation Plan (Section 401-K Plan or Section 457 Plan) developed and administered by a provider designated by a joint labor management committee, set up and chaired by the Association.

2129.11 Pledge Against Discrimination and Coercion

   The provisions of this Agreement shall be applied to all employees, without discrimination as to age, sex, marital status, race, color, creed, national origin, or political affiliation. The failure of the City or the Association to apply this agreement without discrimination, when brought to the attention of either party, shall be subject to the provisions of the grievance procedure.

   All references to employee in this Agreement designates both sexes, and where the male gender is used, it shall be construed to include male and female.

   The City agrees not to interfere with the rights of employees to become members of the Association, and there shall be no discrimination, interference, restraint, or coercion by the City or its representatives against any employee activity in an official capacity on behalf of the Association.

   The Association recognizes its responsibility as bargaining agent and agrees to review and/or present all employee grievances in the bargaining unit without discrimination, interference, restraint or coercion. The Association agrees not to intimidate or coerce any employee in an effort to recruit membership.