Except as herein provided, all county offices and judicial districts subject to regulation
by the board of supervisors shall be open to the public continuously from 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. on every day of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, unless
an officer or employee has no deputy or employee, in which event his office may be
closed for one hour from noon until 1:00 p.m.
In the event the head of a department deems it necessary for the transaction of official
business, he may open his office and keep it open on holidays when not prohibited
by law from so doing.
Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the board of supervisors may specify
and adopt by resolution temporary reduced office hours when in the best interest of
the county.
