The Salt Lake Tribune
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Trouble ahead for Guv
Gov. Jon Huntsman's energy conserving 4/10 state schedule is attracting attention nationwide and more criticism in Utah after less than a month.

It seems the Guv forgot to check with the Legislature before he launched a major green initative. Again. (The lugs in the Lege will never forgive Jon's signing onto California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's global warming pact.)

Senate President John Valentine told the Deseret News the four-day, 1o-hour a day work week is a bad idea:

That's because I've had experiences in several municipalities that have used the same four-10 workweek.

Senate Majority Leader Curt Bramble, R-Provo, says shutting down Fridays results in bad service for taxpayers:

Government is there to serve the public. The real question to me is whether it serves the public most effectively.

But the Senate leaders say they will "support" (if you call the above carping support) Huntsman during the one year trial of the program.

1 Comments:

At August 20, 2008 8:03 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Four tens for government just ticks off taxpayers. What good is government when you can't access them WHEN you need them? Federal and city governmental offices are on eight fives and therefore can't communicate with their Utah government counterparts when they need to.

This is false conservation, buildings must be kept at certain temperatures or it costs a lot more to either warm them up or cool them off to comfortable working conditions.

 

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