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during that period. In the case of an employee who is in a non-pay status during only a part of the pay period and the pay is not sufficient to cover the full withholding, no deduction shall be made. In this connection, all other legal and required deductions have priority over Association dues. Dues withheld by the City shall be transmitted to the Officer designated in writing by the Association as the person authorized to receive such funds, at the address specified. In the event of a strike, work stoppage or work slowdown, by members of the Association, the City is not obligated to deduct Association dues. The Association shall indemnify, defend, and hold the City of San Leandro harmless against any claims made and against any suit instituted against the City of San Leandro on account of check- off of Association dues, except such suit as is instituted as a direct result of the negligence of the City. In addition, the Association shall refund to the City of San Leandro any amounts paid to it in error upon presentation of supporting evidence. Section 3. Advance Notice Except in cases of emergency as provided in this section, the City Council and boards and commissions designated by law or by the City Council, shall give reasonable written notice to the Association of any ordinance, rule, resolution or regulation directly relating to matters within the scope of representation, including matters subject to consultation, proposed to be adopted by the City Council or such boards and commissions and shall give such recognized Association the opportunity to meet with the City Council or such boards and commissions. The Association shall give reasonable written notice to the Municipal Employee Relations Officer of any matter within the scope of representation, including matters subject to consultation, proposed to be communicated to the City Council or such boards and commissions. In cases of emergency when the City Council or such boards and commissions determine that an ordinance, rule, resolution or regulation must be adopted immediately without prior notice or meeting with the Association, the County Council or such boards and commissions shall provide such notice and opportunity to meet at the earliest practicable time following the adoption of such ordinance,rule,resolution, or regulation. Section 4. Association Rights 4.1 Reasonable Time Off to Meet and Confer and Process Grievances The Association may select not more than two employee members of such organization to attend scheduled meetings with the Municipal Employee Relations Officer or other management officials on subjects within the scope of representation during regular work hours without loss of compensation. Where circumstances warrant, the Municipal Employee Relations Officer may approve the attendance at such meetings of additional employee representatives without loss of compensation. The Association shall, whenever practicable, submit the names of all such employee representatives to the Municipal Employee Relations Officer at least two working days in advance of such meetings. Provided, further: 2