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collusion, or unlawful means, or which exceeds the arbitrator's jurisdiction or which is based on legal conclusions or interpretations which are clearly contrary to existing law. Section 5. Mutual Extension. All deadlines within this article may be waived or extended by written mutual agreement by the Parties. Failure to adhere to the time limit at Step I shall result in the matter being considered satisfied and no further action shall be taken. If the last day of any time period herein falls on a Saturday, Sunday or City holiday, the time period will be extended to the next business day. ARTICLE 12 RESPONSE TIME The parties acknowledge that City policy in Section 7.60 of the City Employee Handbook regarding a timely response applies to all Firefighters who have taken the entrance examination and hired after January 1, 2010, as a condition of employment upon completion of probation. The reasonable response time for all such Firefighters regardless of assignment is established to be 40 minutes from their permanent residence to the corporate City limit as of the date of this agreement. The parties agree that this Article supersedes any conflicting provisions of Section 150.021 and Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code. ARTICLE 13 ASSOCIATION BUSINESS LEAVE Section 1. Time Off For Association Business. An Association business leave time pool (the Pool) shall be created for the purpose of conducting Association business. Association business is defined as time spent in Meet and Confer negotiations, adjusting grievances or in dispute resolution process, attending the annual State Firefighters' conference, the Association's Executive Board meetings, and regular Association business meetings. It is specifically understood and agreed that Association pool time shall not be utilized for legislative and/or political activities. No Association pool time shall be utilized for activities prohibited by Section 143.086 of Chapter 143 or by the Texas Ethics Commission. Nothing contained in this Subsection is intended to limit the use of the individual firefighter's remaining vacation time by the firefighter for legislative and/or political activities. Section 2. Establishment of Association Leave Time Pool. The Pool shall be funded by a reduction of annual vacation leave accumulation in the amount of three (3) hours per Fire Fighter, during the first pay period of the calendar year. In the first pay period of each calendar year of this agreement, the City shall fund the Association Leave Pool in an amount equal to three (3) hours multiplied by the number of employees in the bargaining unit on that date. Any bargaining unit member who does not wish to contribute their three (3) hours in any calendar year must provide notice in writing to the City Human Resource Department at 15