ARTICLE 15 - REPRESENTATION FEE
  1. If a member of the bargaining unit represented by the Association does not become a member of the Association during any membership year (i.e., from September 1 to the following August 31) which is covered in whole or in part by this Agreement, that bargaining unit member will be required to pay a represetation fee to the Association for that membership year to offset the costs of services rendered by the Association as majority representative.
  2. Prior to the beginning of each membership year, the Association will notify the Board, in writing, of the amount of the membership dues, initiation fees, and assessments charged by the Association to its own members for that membership year. The representation fee to be paid by non-members will be equal to the maximum allowed by law.
  3. The Board agrees to deduct from the salary of any member of the bargaining unit represented by the Association who is not a member of the Association for the current membership year the full amount of the representation fee set forth above and promptly to transmit the amount so deducted to the Association. The Board agrees to deduct the representation fee in equal installments, as nearly as possible, from the paychecks of those concerned during the remainder of the membership year in question. The deduction for a particular person will begin no longer than thirty (30) days after that person fills a bargaining unit position.
  4. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the mechanics for the deduction of representation fee and the transmission of such fee to the Association will, as nearly as possible, be the same as those used for the deduction and transmissionof regular membership dues to the Association.
  5. The Association agrees to indemnify and hold the Board harmless against any liability for damages and legal fees which may arise by reason of any action taken by the Board in complying with the provisions of this Article.



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