Today is the first day of the state’s new four-day workweek.
For about 23,000 state employees, working 9 to 5 is now 7 to 6 as the governor’s four-day workweek kicks in. For those coming to use the state services, “I think it’s good because it’s going to save a lot of gas,” one man told us.
The state’s own survey last month said 56 percent preferred the new schedule. Some employees wonder if those numbers will change after the employees get used to the new schedules.
For the public, if you’re planning to walk in your car taxes on the last day of the month, you’d better hope that’s not on a Friday. Air quality monitoring services will be closed, too, red air quality day or not. And you might be a bit more nervous if you’ve got a bear problem, since wildlife services is on the list of agencies closed on Friday.
The Utah Department of Transportation still will plow snow on Fridays, and you can buy at state liquor stores on Fridays, too.
Estimated Taxpayer savings per year: 3 MILLION!