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I" .. ~. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS I MEMORANDUM I TO: Mayor and City Council Brian F'ritsinger, City Administrator Bf ~ -@i) FROM: I SUBJECT: City Hall Hours of Operation I DATE: June 11, 1996 I Reouest Staff would request that the City Council consider a change in the normal workday for City Hall I from July I, 1996 through September 2,1996. This change would be Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. I Background At the time I was hired, the Council and I briefly discussed some of my ideas as to the operating hours of City Hall. The Council directed me to evaluate the current hours and take the .. appropriate steps to implement any changes. I have discussed several options with the Department Heads but believe that if any changes are made to the hours, the proposed change I should best serve all affected parties. Current Ordinance I Chapter 19, Section 19-8(5) of Arden Hills Municipal Code states; "the normal workday for regular city employees shall be eight (8) hours. The work hours shall be established by the clerk administrator with the consent of the City Council." I This Section further states; "The normal work week for regular city employees shall be five (5) days, Monday through Friday. The normal work week shall consist offorty (40) hours. I Attorney Filla has indicated that ifthe Council elects to establish different work hours on a trial period the ordinance does not have to be amended. If the Council makes a permanent change, a I public hearing and amendment will have to be rriade. Rationale for Change I There are several reasons of which I believe support this change during a trial period. The two key reasons for any change in hours is to improve customer service and staff productivity. I 1. Contractors/Customer Service The purpose of change would be to make City Hall accessible to more customers. ~ It has been the experience of staff that there are a number of customers who I