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Committee asks staff to develop options for modified hours and an extra holiday to aid retention
Summary
Committee members endorsed staff work to develop formal proposals for modified public‑access hours (examples: half‑day Fridays or occasional evening hours) and adding at least one paid holiday, citing employee retention and changing public access patterns.
The committee discussed workplace-hours and holiday-schedule changes intended to improve recruitment and retention of county employees. Administrator Leonard framed the discussion around workforce data showing high early turnover: more than half of separations were employees with fewer than five years of service, and 25 percent had less than one year.
Staff presented options for reforming public access hours…
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