(Port Orchard, WA) - In response to requests from the public to provide more consistent hours
throughout Kitsap County departmental offices located on the Port Orchard
campus, the Board of County Commissioners approved revised hours beginning Jan.
5, 2015.
The new hours of operation will be implemented in the three
main buildings on the Port Orchard campus: the Kitsap County Administration
Building (619 Division Street), the Courthouse (614 Division Street), and the
Public Works building (507 Austin Avenue). The offices of the Auditor, Assessor,
Treasurer, and Commissioners, as well as the departments of Community
Development and Administrative Services, are housed in the Administration
Building. In addition to court services, the county’s Information Services and
Sheriff’s Office are located in the Courthouse. The Public Works building is the
location of some Public Works offices, and the county’s Human Services and Human
Resources departments.
The new hours more closely align with existing
hours at the County Courthouse, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. As
the economy recovered, Commissioners have continued to restore hours on the
campus since they were scaled back in 2009 in response to staff and budget
cutbacks during the recession. For 2015, Commissioners approved a budget which
allows the Treasurer’s Office to open all day on Fridays. County departments
implemented process improvements and efficiencies including online services,
electronic notifications and a consolidated call center, allowing the public
access to many services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The revised business
hours further increase direct access to county services and provide the public
with a higher level of customer services available during the week.
The
new hours are as follows:
Administration Building
Auditor,
Treasurer, Commissioners’ offices,
Administrative Services
8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Assessor’s Office
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Thursday
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday
Department of Community Development
8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday
Public Works Building
Public Works,
Human Resources, Human Services
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday
Court House
(hours remain the
same)
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
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