Not only will the 4-day work week cut costs for the government, it will also cut down on commuting costs for the workers. I think it's a great idea. Also, having a three-day weekend is pretty tempting.

Isn't it amazing that Mayor Billings in Provo implemented the 4-10 work week in Provo several years ago and yet because of his terrible management skills the City is still seeing a million dollar short fall in the last fiscal year and even more this fiscal year. Where did all the "savings" go Mayor? Why is Provo the only City in Utah County much less the entire State suffering such a huge budget shortfall? On what are you spending all of this money? Terrible deals like Action Target? Shoring up your terrible management of iProvo? Where are the answers Mayor? We the citizens of this once great City demand to know!!!

Provo has never been a great city.

Now if only schools would follow suit! Imagine the savings a four day school week would allow. Were it not for all the parents that work and rely on the schools for "free babysitting" it could possibly happen. It works well for several school districts in Idaho!

This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of. So much for the Government being there to serve the people. Who wouldn't want a 4 day work week, but what about us working stiffs that need government offices to be open 5 or 6 days a week. I guess in a society that devalues the concept of service, this is no surprise. Mr. Governor you will not have my vote - the rest of the Republican ticket will though.

Ha Ha!

Raise your taxes - and close the doors on Fridays.

Lovely.

I agree that schools should also close on Fridays. The kids have tons of homework cutting into family evening time, church participation, jobs, sports and hobbies. Fridays are often "short days" anyway. Every place this is feasible should be considering it for many reasons.

For those who think they need five day/week scheduling, the extended workday should accommodate much of the need. In addition Utah has an award-winning online web page for renewals of plates, licenses, etc.

There has always been, and always will be businesses that must be open extended hours but there are many that would not have to be - we're just accustomed to it and resistant to change. The private sector should also be making changes during these troubled times and it's possible the fallout would be positive when it comes to family time. Just because we can't fix everything doesn't mean we shouldn't try to creatively fix some things.

Congratulations to the State for thinking outside the government box.

I think this is great, however, I am wondering when I'll be able to get the the DLD or the DMV if they are no longer open on Saturdays? It's great they're going to be open till 6, but I don't get off work before 5.

Courthouse, i think it is a greate idea, so I guess my vote and your vote cancel each other. I like the idea of being able to hit a State office at 7 AM or 5:30 PM and still be able to get my needs met. I also believe that many many needs are now avaliable online. Example. Went fishing over the weekend. 30 minutes before we left, I realized my fishing license had expired. 20 minutes later I had a new temp license printed and we were off. Great job DNR.

What about three 12 hour days and a half day? That would save some rush hour traffic on Thursdays. While we're at it, let's cut the underfunded government pension plans so that we can stop borrowing from our future. And stop retirement after 20-25 years with full benefits. Why don't many private businesses offer the pension plans, shortened workweeks (we get lengthened workweeks - five 10 hour days!), health care benefits, etc. that governments do? Because businesses are forced by those same governments to keep their pension plans fully funded rather than piling up on future obligations that they can't afford.

We are overpromising on benefits or digging a huge hole.

Every study has shown that productivity drops WAY off after 8 hours.

Ten hour work days are mangageable during the summer when the days are long. I guarantee that the state employees won't be as enthusiastic come December and January.

I'd like a two day work week with five days off! Think how much the state would save then!

It is the rest of the republicians in the legislature that allow the govenor to get away with what he is doing. Some employees are not able to work a 10 hour day, this has not been addressed. Employees will not be able to see their kids off to school or be there when they get home. So instead of seeing kids off to school 5 days a week, employees will see them off one day a week and we are told that this enriches family time. Just try to do it to the teachers, their union would desend on the govenors office.

You must be mad
Who listens to the people?
The Government in my town is a threat to the people
Not a servant.
They seem to have a crazy idea it is there job to make money screwing the people out of theirs( MONEY )
Now donb't forget their yearly raises.

This actually could improve service, I bet they see a rush of people during their extra hours...I hate it when a business is ONLY open when I am ALREADY at work. This largely solves that problem Mon-Thur.

"Award winning online renewal service????" LOL!!!

That explains why its just the same cost to do it in person, as it is to do it online. If it is done online, no human is responsible for being there 10 hours a day, but do we, the CUSTOMER, get a financial benefit to having this award winning service?

Ever been to the DLD to get your child his permit, or renew your license when you wear glasses and are forced to show up to get renewed.

If the idea was to shut down for a day, it should have been wednesday. If the idea is to give the people who basically have a job for life, just one more benefit, then the governor nailed it.

I have to laff at the clowns who see it as cutting down on the gas used for the commute, when all the party animals will be out and about all day friday, or taking long trips and still using the roads and the gas. There will be no difference, except when things align like they do next week.

Government shuts down on Thursday, until the following Monday.

Total crap governor. You are a major putz

Keep paying taxes, maybe they'll give us Mondays off as well.

As a state worker who was taking public transportation, I will now have to drive 4 days a week due to the buses on the route I use are not earlier enough or late enough. Also, I was registered for night classes at the U of which I have had to drop due to not being able to make it on time. The 4-10s do not work for everyone and why should one believe the survey by Herring, who is the Governors chosen man? My concern is more for the children in daycare, sorry but time cannot be made up on Friday for long days -

when people gripe about service realize state employees don't have in roads and face the same challenges of getting services from other state agencies and by the way state employees are tax payers too!. the 10 hour day will not fit many state employees and I would question the surveys more fully. Children are the ones that will suffer and if eating at 7p.m. or later is healthy, that would be news to me. Is there flexability for those with ailing family members, those going to night classes? Also, many are going to have to drive because UTA cannot change schedules based on the govs desires they have to do it based on number of passengers etc. So it is going to increase driving for many

I hope other business start to follow suit and offer 4 day work weeks. I always wondered why we had to come to work on Fridays when nothing usually gets done. A 3 day weekend might make for a happier worker, not to mention the savings.

There are 25% of employees who don't like this change. What is wrong with allowing them to telecomute to work on Friday, this allowing Utah citizens to have some level of service from state offices on Friday?

Let's see, someone on the gov's cabinet who better make the gov's programs work or get fired, as many already have, in charge of the biased survey and somehow got the answers he wants. In my department of 60 employees, perhaps 4-5 viewed this positively. Could we be the exception?? Now we'll drive instead of take the bus--an increase in traffic and fuel usage. Instead of Friday being the easy day, now we get Thursday! For those state employees who aren't interested in serving the public anyway, this is so ideal. How productive are workers at the end of the day? Now they have another 2-2.5 hrs (longer lunch) to just wait for the final bell to ring. Nobody is going to be involved in the community any more, caucuses of course will end before we state workers can even get home from work. What a joke, Governor! Get this man out of office! I'm sorry I voted for this clown! He is an example of bad, egotistical government.