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CrimeFighter
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Posted: Fri Apr 25th, 2008 10:54 pm |
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| So if everyone in town is going to start working 10 hour days, then they will extend the hours in Planning and the other departments M-TH? If not, then how does this benefit residents at all?
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Posted: Fri Apr 25th, 2008 08:50 pm |
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I have a son who works in municipal government. They work every other Friday so that the city is still open for business, albeit with a reduced workforce. Everyone works at least 40 hours a week, including the week they have Friday off. My son and many others end up working on the supposed Friday off. All are exempt employees who do not get paid for overtime.
I have long been critical of goverment employees who "put in their time" but really give no service to the public. My son's experience in goverment service has taught me that there are many who are not "clock watchers" but are dedicated to their jobs and communities.
As long as they get their jobs done and work the hours, with half the staff working every other Friday, I'm in favor of this idea.
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Posted: Fri Apr 25th, 2008 04:03 pm |
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Whoa hold your horses there CF. This isn't any different then what thousands of companies do here in the valley now. My company does it and more than half the people I work with aren't here today because they work a 10 hour work day. This isn't working less, this is working smarter and saving the taxpayers money. It also in a very small way does something we all complain about...takes cars off the road for a day. Yes I realize it's not that many cars but still. By asking them to work more than 40 hours a week, you're likely going to have to pay at least some, if not all of them overtime pay.
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Posted: Fri Apr 25th, 2008 03:24 pm |
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| I thought we were cutting jobs that were related to the housing boom a few years ago due to the slow down. I'll ask again..Why does it seem our towns operating expenses directly relate to new home building permits? QC should be able to sustain itself as soon as the last new home is finished. Why does it seem we need fees from new homes being built to pay for the homes and related services already here? Something is very wrong. I am not paying this weeks bills at my house with anticipated revenue from 6 months away.
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Posted: Fri Apr 25th, 2008 11:46 am |
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I usually find Mr. Kross's ideas to be reasonable, but this is silly. In a downturn, workers should be working MORE to justify the same wages, not LESS. There is also the little factor that you've just eliminated a day of service to town residents and business's who may need to get something done on Friday. In the rare event that I ever stop by the town for anything, Friday is about the only time I can make it there during their current business hours.
Perhaps we should also give town employees 3 months of vacation and socialized medicine like the French get, as that would also improve moral.
My proposal for saving costs is to make the employees we have work more so we need fewer of them, just like every other company dependent on the real estate market has done. And why do we care about making the town more attractive to potential hires right now? You have your pick of quality employees in this market. This was not well thought out at all.
Last edited on Fri Apr 25th, 2008 12:15 pm by CrimeFighter
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Posted: Fri Apr 25th, 2008 11:39 am |
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April 24, 2008 - 11:28PM
Q.C. considers 4-day work week for town workers
Sarah J. Boggan, Tribune
It's Friday in Queen Creek - do you know where your town officials are? If a proposal to shorten the work week to four days is put in place, Queen Creek town offices may go dark on Fridays.
Queen Creek councilwoman backs council pay cuts
The proposal recommended by Town Manager John Kross is an effort to boost morale, improve working conditions and save money.
Closing Fridays would mean the town would offer extended hours Monday through Thursday, such as 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kross said.
He said a reduced work week also would help the town save money during tough financial times by lowering energy and gasoline bills.
"Because of where we're located, folks may actually want to do business before they go to work or on their way home," Kross said.
The Town Council would need to discuss the recommendation and a trial period could be instituted. Kross said surveys and evaluations would be made during the trial period to determine if residents' needs were being met.
"The customer is priority number one," he said.
During a budget committee Wednesday, Councilwoman Lisa Coletto-Cohen and Councilman-elect Jeff Brown expressed concerns about the proposal, both saying they needed more information.
Mayor Art Sanders said he supports the reduced work week.
"You don't have all the electricity running that whole day," he said. "The morale goes up because they have a three-day weekend. For our employee, it gives them a day to do errands when everything is open."
Human resources manager Bruce Gardner said there are communities in Nevada and California that offer similar work weeks.
Kross said those cities with four-day work weeks actually attract employees.
"It's been real successful, and some cities have become employers of choice," he said.
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