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ARTICLE 1— PREAMBLE AND PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT <br />1.1 This Agreement is entered into by and between the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners for <br />Kittitas County, Washington, and the Kittitas County Sheriff, both of which are hereinafter referred <br />to as the "Employer", and Teamsters Local Union No. 760, hereinafter referred to as the "Union", on <br />behalf of the employees. The purpose of this Agreement is to comply with all applicable statutory <br />provisions and to increase the general efficiency of the Sheriff's Office and to maintain harmonious <br />relations between the County and the Union. <br />1.2 As part of the purpose of the Agreement, the parties agree to the inclusion of the subjects of wages, <br />hours, working conditions and other provisions. <br />ARTICLE 2 - RECOGNITION <br />2.1 The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive collective bargaining representative of <br />all regular full-time and regular part-time employees of the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, excluding <br />the Sheriff, Undersheriff, Command/Appointed Staff, volunteers, and employees of the Corrections <br />Union. <br />2.2 Teamsters Local Union No. 760 recognizes the Board of County Commissioners and the Sheriff or <br />their designees as representing the Employer. <br />ARTICLE 3 — UNION SECURITY AND DUES CHECK -OFF <br />3.1 All employees who, as of the date of execution of this Agreement, have signed or who, after the <br />date of execution of this Agreement, sign a dues check -off authorization shall be obligated as a <br />condition of employment to continue to pay regular dues each month to the Union through the <br />check -off procedure for the duration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. It shall be a condition <br />of employment that new employees covered by this Agreement and hired after July 1, 1985, shall, <br />on the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following the beginning of such employment become and <br />remain members in good standing in the Union for the duration of the Collective Bargaining <br />Agreement. <br />3.2 Pursuant to RCW 41.56.122, an employee who would otherwise pay an initiation fee and monthly <br />dues to the Union may, based on bona fide religious tenets or teachings of a church or religious <br />body of which the public employee is a member, forego such payment with written proof that an <br />equivalent amount of money has been paid to a non -religious charity or to another charitable <br />organization. If such employee pursuant to this section requests the Union to use the Grievance <br />and Arbitration Procedure on the employee's behalf, the Union is authorized to charge the <br />employee for the reasonable cost of using such procedure. <br />3.3 In the event an employee fails to apply for or maintain the employee's membership in the Union as <br />required in Section 3.1 or 3.2 of this Agreement, the Union may give the Employer notice of this fact <br />1 Kittitas County Line Deputies 111117-12131121 <br />