Enhancing service delivery and strengthening taxpayers’ investment into the city’s workforce led the Denton City Council on Tuesday to give staff direction to move forward with a one-year pilot program to close the city’s administrative offices at noon on Fridays.

The program begins Jan. 2 and falls in line with what other area cities are already doing in the Dallas-Fort Worth region such as Lewisville and Carrollton.

“City employees are the backbone of our organization and are deeply committed to serving this community,” City Manager Sara Hensley said in a news release on Wednesday. “By creating time for focus and collaboration, we’re investing in our people so they can deliver even stronger, more responsive service to Denton residents.”

The administrative offices that will close at no

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