Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and Titles 2 and 5 of this code, all county offices shall be open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on every day of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; except, however, that the board of supervisors or the chief administrative officer may establish such other days of the week and such other hours of the day which it determines to be appropriate and in the public interest for those offices it selects, including separate offices within a department. (Ord. 90-0099 § 1, 1990: Ord. 8512 § 5, 1963: Ord. 5016 § 1, 1947: Ord. 4528 § 2 (part), 1945: Ord. 4254 § 1 (part), 1943: Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 81, 1942.)

The board of supervisors adopts the five-working-day week in the conduct of all county business, except for officers and employees working in those county offices selected to be open for different days and hours pursuant to Section 2.120.010 of this code, and it shall be the duty of the head of each department to stagger, arrange and assign the work of his department so that each officer or employee therein shall work not more than five days in each calendar week wherever in the opinion of the department it is practical to do so; and the department head may adopt such a plan as to some or all of the persons in his department or for certain weeks only for certain persons, and he may change such plan from time to time at his discretion, provided, however, that such arrangement or plan does not lessen the efficiency of the operation of the department and does not require the employment of additional help. (Ord. 90-0099 § 2, 1990; Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 82, 1942.)

The following offices shall also be open to the public except as otherwise provided in this chapter and Titles 2 and 5 of this code, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on every Saturday morning which is not a holiday:
A. The Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County;
B. Department 1 of Superior Court;
C. The marriage license division, in the city of Los Angeles, of the county clerk’s office. (Ord. 11076 § 1, 1975: Ord. 9455 § 1, 1967; Ord. 8963 § 1, 1965; Ord. 8512 § 6, 1963; Ord. 7981 § 4 (part), 1961: Ord. 5400 § 1, 1949; Ord. 5269 § 1, 1949; Ord. 5060 § 1, 1948; Ord. 5033 § 6, 1947: Ord. 5016 § 3, 1947: Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 81.2, 1942.)

All departmental branch offices shall be open to the public on such days of the week other than Saturdays, Sundays or holidays and during such hours as public convenience and necessity may require. The head of the department having supervision over any branch office shall determine upon the days and hours when such public convenience and necessity require that such branch office be open to the public. (Ord. 5016 § 2, 1947: Ord. 4569 § 1, 1945: Ord. 4528 § 2 (part), 1945: Ord. 4467 § 2, 1945: Ord. 4254 § 1 (part), 1943: Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 81.1, 1942.)

The director of the department of animal control shall keep the department’s offices open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on every day of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. On Saturdays and Sundays, the director shall keep the department’s offices open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Ord. 11396 § 1, 1976: Ord. 11076 § 2, 1975: Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 81.4, 1942.)

In addition to the offices specified in Section 2.120.030, the county superintendent of schools may keep the school library service and the elementary curriculum library of his office open on those Saturday mornings which the chief administrative officer determines either necessary or convenient. (Ord. 5185 § 1, 1948: Ord. 5081 § 1, 1948: Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 81.3, 1942.)

It shall be the duty of the head of each office or department to arrange the work of his office or department so as to have at least one person therein prepared to meet and direct or advise such persons as may call the office or the department in connection with the business of the office or department. (Ord. 4099 Art.3 § 83, 1942.)

Flag raising and flag-raising ceremonies at the County Hall of Administration or any other county facility or property, are authorized for flags of the United States, flags of one of its political subdivisions, flags of historical significance in the United States and flags of nations with which the United States has diplomatic relations. The chief administrative officer may also permit the temporary display during the county’s community support program of banners or flags of charitable organizations approved for deductions by the board of supervisors under Government Code Section 1157.2, provided such flags are given to the county for display at no cost to the county. (Ord. 91-0124 § 1, 1991: Ord. 86-0149 § 1, 1986.)