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least thirty days (30) days prior to the beginning of the calendar year. A bargaining unit member may elect to donate more than three (3) hours, but not more than twenty-four (24) hours, to the Association Leave Pool by filing a written signed consent to voluntarily donate extra vacation hours at least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the calendar year. The City will track contributions to and deductions from the Pool. Once a contribution has been made to the Pool, there shall be no transfer of the time back into any individual firefighter's leave time account, and there will be no cash pay out for any remaining time in the Pool. Any hours not used in one (1) year will remain in the Pool to be utilized the following year. Such pool hours shall never have any cash or surrender value. Section 3. Use of Association Business Leave Time Pool. All Association business leave will be requested in writing to the Association President, and submitted in advance for approval by the Chief, including a determination that the occurrence for which Pool time is requested meets the requirements established in Section 1. The Chief may waive the requirement that the request and approval be in writing. Requests for use of Pool time shall be made as far in advance as is practicable. There shall be no entitlement for overtime pay for any hours worked on Association business. Any Fire Fighter may at any time be required to return to duty in any emergency as determined by the Chief which action shall not be reviewable by any administrative or judicial body or subject to grievance. Section 4. Indemnification. The ASSOCIATION shall jointly defend the provisions of this article on behalf of both parties, and shall indemnify the CITY and any Department of the CITY and hold it harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability that may arise out of, or by reason of, any actions taken by the CITY or any Department of the CITY for any purpose of complying with provisions of this article. The Association shall be entitled to select and direct counsel for such defense, but shall reasonably cooperate with counsel designated by the City Attorney to participate. ARTICLE 14 SAVINGS CLAUSE Should any provision of this Agreement be found to be inoperative, void or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement, it being the intention of the Parties that no portion of this Agreement or provision herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of the invalidity of any other portion or provision. 16