Guam § 4120 - Extended Hours.

§ 4120. Extended Hours.

(a) Extended Hours. Except for those agencies which observe public service necessity service hours

as defined in Items 2 and 3 of Subsection (g) of this Section, all line agencies, departments, autonomous

entities and instrumentalities and public corporations of the government of Guam, including the Superior

Court of Guam not excluded by paragraphs (e) and (f) of this Section shall commence their regular work

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day at 7:00 a.m. and conclude at 6:00 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, excluding holidays. Extending the

work week to Saturdays and Sundays shall be permitted at the discretion of the director of each agency.

(b) Scheduling options. Directors of each agency shall develop a schedule of working hours for all

employees within such agency which shall include but not be limited to staggered hours, flexible working

hours and, at the director’s discretion, Saturday working hours. The director shall consider specific

employee requests relative to work schedules whenever possible. The total number of hours worked per

week for each employee shall not be changed by such new schedules of working hours.

(c) Open to public. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, directors shall ensure that all services

normally provided to the public are available during all working hours.

(d) Overtime not allowed. Overtime is not authorized to achieve the implementation or execution of

the provisions of this Section.

(e) Optional exclusions. A director shall have the option to exclude his agency or a division of such

agency from the provisions of this Section if such agency or division meets one (1) or more of the following

conditions:

(1) It has less than ten (10) employees;

(2) It has no direct contact with the public;

(3) Its director determines that implementation of such work schedules would cause hardships

and decrease the ability of such agency’s or division’s employees to perform their duties.

(f) Other exclusions. Agencies or divisions of agencies which currently provide services to the public

on a twenty-four (24) hour-per-day basis, on an on-call basis, or during work schedules differing from the

standard workweek of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays, are excluded from the

provisions of this Section.

(g) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:

(1) “director” means the executive head of an agency; “division” means any section, program or

administrative unit of an agency; and “agency” means an agency or department of the executive branch

of the government, or an autonomous instrumentality of the government of Guam, or a public

corporation, or the Superior Court of Guam;

(2) “public service necessity agencies” means agencies or components of agencies which operate

between the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and which provide access to

public service necessity activities during these operating hours. Public service necessity agencies

include, but are not limited to, traffic court, components of the Superior Court dealing with court

clearances, and components of the Treasurer of Guam, Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of

Revenue and Taxation, Guam Power Authority, Guam Waterworks Authority, Department of Public

Works and community healthcare centers that provide counter or window services. Directors may

employ staggered hours, flexible working hours, or split shifts to adequately provide public access to

public service necessity activities;

(3) “public service necessity activities” means activities mostly engaged in by the public at times

outside extended government office hours involving counter or window services, which are services

provided at spaces designated for customer service assistance to the public, and which generally

involve details of payment, forms and applications, certificates, and access to general information, e.g.

utility payments, vehicle registrations, license requirements, and filing tax returns.