| | | | | | | | BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT |
| | | | | | | | Item No. 6.H.
For Meeting of: July 6, 2021 |
| | | | | | | | | ITEM TITLE: | Ordinance amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 1.09: Office Hours | | SUBMITTED BY: | Sara Watkins, City Attorney |
| SUMMARY EXPLANATION: | | The current Yakima Municipal Code section outlines the general office hours of the City to be 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday. Public-facing counter employees, including those who take payment during the day, need adequate time to open, set up, close and take down the counters, including accounting for the payments received that day. To make sure there is enough time to do so, the City is requesting that the official hours of the City be shifted 30 minutes earlier, opening at 8:30am and closing at 4:30pm. Divisions and departments can be open hours in addition to the official hours, but not less than the official hours.
Additionally, the code indicates that the health department is required to be open on Saturdays. The City does not have direct control over the Yakima Health District’s hours of operation, nor does it have its own health department, so that section was removed. |
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| | | | | | | | | ITEM BUDGETED: | NA | | STRATEGIC PRIORITY: | Public Trust and Accountability |
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| | | | | | | | APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION: | | Pass ordinance |
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