Beginning Friday, July 17, the Canyon County Assessor’s Office will close on Fridays at 4 p.m. This change is implemented in response to a resolution signed by the Board of County Commissioners in May, providing each employee one hour off per week, designated as an Employee Appreciation Hour. The employee appreciation hour was given in consideration for the 2.5 percent pay cut enforced earlier in the year.
 
The County Assessor determined that the early closure on Fridays was an equitable and appropriate way to ensure staff working in his office received the hour per week for which the resolution provides while assuring staffing levels were met during regular business hours.
 
The early closure will continue at least through Friday, Sept. 25. Whether the early closure continues will depend on whether the Board of County Commissioners extend employee appreciation hours into the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.
 
The Assessor’s Office joins the Commissioners’ Office, Treasurer’s Office and the Clerk's Office in closing at 4 p.m. Fridays. The Driver’s License and Motor Vehicles offices close at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays.
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