The hours of Grand Coulee City Hall could change so that it isn’t closed during the 12-1 p.m. lunch hour, but would close a half an hour earlier, at 4:30 p.m.

City Clerk Lorna Pearce explained at the Feb. 18 city council meeting that with a newly adopted union contract allowing for half-hour lunches instead of a full hour, she and Deputy Clerk Andrea Shumaker could alternate their lunches to...