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MEMORANDUM Memo To :Don Pauley, Clerk -Administrator From :Ric Minetor, City Engineer/Director of Public Works Date :September 6, 1989 Subject :Summer Work Hours I have discussed the concept of extended hours/•variable starting time with Barb, Jim, and Michelle. The various strategies considered included a 4 - to hour day week with City Hall being closed Friday; 4 - 30 hour day week with half the staff having Monday off and the other half having Friday off; and 4 - 9 hour days plus an 8 hour day every other Friday. If half the staff has Monday off and half the staff has Friday off, we will only have 3 days a week with a full staff. There was concern expressed that this would severely hamper efficiency and could cause great inconvenience when someone was sick on Mondays or Fridays. The preference was to have City Hall closed on Fridays; however, it was recognized that this option may not be popular with Council. The next best scheme was felt to be the 4 - 9 hour days with rotating Fridays off. Under this concept, City Hall would be open either from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Fridays City Hall would close an Lour earlier than the rest of the week. Half the staff would be off every other Friday. A variation would be to have City Hall open only half days on Friday. This would allow the entire staff to be here at all times, allow for later hours Monday thru Thursday, and allow the staff to have every Friday afternoon off. I favor the 9 hour days with every other Friday off. The Fridays worked would be 8 hour days. The only problem I foresee is the receptionist would be off every other Friday; the balance of the office staff would have to handle phones on her Fridays off. I really do not believe this is a major detriment to this concept. This 5/4 work week could possibly be extended to all year, not just during summer. City Hall would be open later in the day and be more accessible to residents, I think staff would like the extra day off, and there would be a saving of break time. Each employee would work 80 hours, but breaks would amount to 4 1/2 hours in a two week period versus the 5 hours per two week period currently. I suggest that the management team review this proposal. V