Gilbert Town Hall reopens next week after an 18-month renovation period that included major facility repairs and upgrades.
The building, also known as Municipal Building I, is located at 50 E. Civic Center Drive. It is home to town council meetings and serves as the main administrative building for the town.
Town council and staff will begin moving back into the building next week and the doors will open to the public on Thursday, December 22 with a community open house planned for January 10.
Council Meetings Return to Town Hall
Gilbert Town Council meetings, which were held at the town’s Public Safety Training Facility during construction, will move back to Town Hall beginning January 10.
The renovation of council chambers, located on the first floor of Town Hall, included accessibility and security enhancements, heating and cooling upgrades and improvements to the chamber’s audio-visual equipment and technology systems.
Meetings for Gilbert’s planning and redevelopment commissions will also move back to the council chambers in Town Hall beginning next month.
For meeting dates and agendas, visit gilbertaz.gov/Agendas or sign up to receive meeting agendas via email.
Town Departments and Services Move Back In
Gilbert’s main administration desk will resume operation out of Town Hall beginning December 22.
The front desk is located just inside the main doors of Town Hall on the first floor of the building. It’s open Monday through Thursday from 7 AM to 6 PM.
The following departments, divisions and operations will also move back into Town Hall:
- Mayor and Council
- Clerk’s Office
- Town Manager’s Office
- Purchasing
- Request for Proposal (RFP) Submissions
- Gilbert Goodies Store Pick Up
- Tax (scheduled to move the week of December 26)
- Information Technology
- Intergovernmental Relations
- Human Resources
- Management and Budget
- Digital Government
- Legal Department
- Pacific Office Automation (Copy Center)
- Finance and Payroll
This project marks the first major renovation to Town Hall since its opening in 1992.
The goals were to improve space utilization and operational efficiency and extend the life of the 50,000 square-foot building that serves as the home base for Town Council and more than 150 employees.
The renovation captured an additional 1,700 square-feet of prior underutilized space, including an exterior balcony, and added approximately 50 additional workspaces.New ‘hot desks’ and more shared collaboration and meeting rooms can be reserved as needed by any of the town’s on-site, hybrid or remote workers, making Town Hall a more flexible and useful space for Council, the community and employees.
The project also addressed some critical infrastructure and energy concerns with repairs and improvements to the HVAC systems, roofing, flooring and fixtures along with the installation of new climate control systems and window shades.
Enhancements were made to increase accessibility, safety and security throughout the building and updated equipment like adjustable standing desks at every workstation were brought in to improve ergonomics.
When possible, equipment and furniture were repurposed instead of replaced like in the council chambers where the audience seats were salvaged and reupholstered by a local Gilbert business.
A new exterior canopy with benches at the main entrance of Town Hall and a more modernized and accessible front lobby were also included in the renovation.
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