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be at a rate of not less than one and one-half hour for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required by 29 U.S.C. § 207 or Article 7. Only assignments as School Resource Officers are eligible to accrue compensatory time as per policies of the Police Department. This Article supersedes any and all contrary agreements or understandings related to compensatory time arrived at between the City and any individual member of the bargaining unit during the term of this Agreement. If this Agreement expires, any lawful contracts or understandings that were made with individual Officers regarding compensatory time, including that contained in existing policy, will apply. This Article preempts any conflicting state statutes (including Texas Local Government Code Chapters 141, 142, and 143), local ordinances, executive orders, civil service provisions, or rules adopted by the Chief of Police or City or by any division or agent of the City, including any City personnel board and the Firefighters and Police Officers Civil Service Commission, as provided by Texas Local Government Code Section 142.067. ARTICLE 9 RESPONSE TIME The City policy in Section 7.60 of the City Employee Handbook regarding a timely response applies to all Officers hired after January 1, 2010 as a condition of employment. The reasonable response time for such Officers regardless of assignment is established to be forty (40) minutes from their permanent residence to the corporate City limit. The parties agree that this Article supersedes any conflicting provisions of Section 150.021 and Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code. ARTICLE 10 ASSOCIATION BUSINESS LEAVE Section 1. Time Off For Association Business. An Association business leave time pool (the ABL Pool) shall be created for the purpose of conducting Association business. Association business is defined as time spent in Meet and Confer or similar negotiations, adjusting grievances, attending the annual State CLEAT conference, the Association's Executive Board meetings, and regular Association business meetings. Section 2. Establishment of Association Leave Time Pool. The ABL Pool shall be funded during the first pay date of each calendar year by reduction of accrued vacation leave in the amount of five (5) hours for each member of the San Marcos Police Officers Association with the approval of this agreement by a majority vote of the Police Officers of the San Marcos Police Department. Once a contribution has been made to the ABL Pool, there shall be no transfer of leave back into any individual officer's leave account and there will be no cash pay out for any remaining time in the Pool. Any bargaining unit member who does not wish to contribute their five (5) hours of vacation leave in any calendar year must 7