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Livingston County Health Department shifts public hours to four-day schedule to align services and save costs
Summary
Public Health Administrator Aaron Fogarty told the county board the Board of Health approved new public hours: Monday'Wednesday 7:00 a.m.'5:00 p.m. and Thursday 7:00 a.m.'4:30 p.m., eliminating routine public service on Fridays while continuing field work; the restructure eliminated one full-time front-desk position, Fogarty said, producing budget savings.
Public Health Administrator Aaron Fogarty told the Livingston County Board on Jan. 15 that the county's Board of Health approved a four-day public schedule for the health department to better match when residents seek services and to reduce costs.
"Our new business hours are now Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 7AM to 5PM. And on Thursdays, we're open 7AM to 04:30PM," Fogarty said. He described the change as aligning operations with demand and said Friday activity at the office had been "very, very quiet," while field work such as home visits and school visits will continue on Fridays and weekends.
Fogarty told the board the department reorganized positions to implement the change and "we were able to reduce by a full, full time position" by eliminating the front-desk role, a move he said contributed to cost savings and meant the change did not increase overtime. He said the department's community health needs assessment in 2024 showed residents prefer hours earlier than 8 a.m. or later than 4:30 p.m.
Board members asked no substantive follow-up questions during the presentation. Fogarty said he had previously answered budget-impact questions and reiterated that the restructure was intended to conserve taxpayer dollars while maintaining field operations and customer service.
The presentation concluded with the administrator offering to take questions and the chair thanking Fogarty for the update. The board did not take a formal vote on the schedule at the full-board meeting; Fogarty said the Board of Health had already approved the change.
