Boulder County to test four-day work week

Beginning Jan. 4, 2021, select Boulder County offices and departments will be piloting a four-day work week for administrative, planning, and non-emergency walk-in services through at least the first four months of the year.

While each of the six out of a total of 19 participating offices and departments will have some scheduling discretion in continuing a minimum 40-hour week for full-time employees, the intention of the pilot is to test out a Monday through Thursday expanded hours schedule with no public services available on Fridays.

Participating offices and departments are Assessor’s Office, Board of County Commissioners, Clerk and Recorder's Office (elections, motor vehicles in-person/walk-in, and records divisions), Human Resources Department and Public Works Department, including the Transportation Division and Resource Conservation Division.

The Community Planning and Permitting Department will start four-day operations on Feb. 1.

Law enforcement, public safety, 20th Judicial District Courts, emergency services, snow removal, and other 24/7 operations will continue as usual and will not be impacted by any of the pilot’s scheduling changes.

On Jan. 4, the hours of business for the participating offices and departments will be updated on the county "contact us" footers of the impacted program and services webpages and changed with Google My Business.