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Galveston County adopts uniform 8 a.m.–5 p.m. work-hour policy after two-week review promise
Summary
Galveston County Commissioners Court approved a uniform work-hours policy aligning county operations with Senate Bill 65, adding language to preserve departmental flexibility and setting the beginning of the pay period as the effective start; the measure passed 3-2 after extended debate and an amendment.
Galveston County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 on July 7 to adopt a uniform work-hours policy aligning county offices with Senate Bill 65, setting minimum public-facing hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and specifying a July 31 pay-period start for implementation.
The action matters because it standardizes when residents can expect county offices to be open while the court added explicit language intended to preserve departments' ability to offer services outside those hours. The court also agreed to revisit the policy at the next session if changes are needed.
Discussion at the meeting centered…
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