Hatboro Council Discusses Going Paperless
Using iPads or laptops to store borough documents could save Hatboro $800 to $1,000 a year in printing costs, an official said.
Hatboro Borough Councilman Bill Tompkins has four drawers full of borough documents – and that’s after periodic shredding. Papers from the routine one-quarter-inch-thick packets add up, Tompkins said during this week’s capital budget meeting. His solution? Consider switching to an electronic format for delivery of government-related paperwork. In the end, Tompkins estimated that the council’s transition to iPads, or laptops - which he estimated would cost about $1,000 per person - could be a time-saver for borough staff charged with putting together 14 copies of borough packets for the council’s twice-monthly meetings. Other communications, including budget reports, are printed out 12 times a year, Tompkins said, adding that it would make …
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James Kephart Jr.
7:48 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
On paper - it looks good. In reality, it will cost more then the chump change in savings they are talking about. more ›