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Connell mayor moves to discard meal-waiver form amid state-law concerns over 10-hour workdays

Connell City Council · March 4, 2026
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Summary

Council discussed a meal-break waiver used to permit city staff to work four 10-hour days without a lunch break; the mayor said the form was not approved by council or the city attorney and intends to discard it, while council members urged that staff take required half-hour meal periods under state law.

Connell council members spent substantial time discussing a meal-break waiver form that has allowed some city employees to work four 10-hour days without a formal lunch period. The mayor said the waiver was created and circulated without prior council or city-attorney approval and that she plans to discard the form because of liability concerns.

The mayor told the council the waiver was developed as part of the 2025 budget changes…

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