Cedar Grove Township Council will eliminate paper documents but hard copies will still be available to the public, says Township Manager Thomas Tucci.
Monday’s Cedar Grove Township Council meeting marked a milestone for the township. It marked the first night council members were able to use their new township-purchased iPads in an effort to go paperless. Going paperless is an initiative to transfer all paper documents onto electronic devices such as laptops and iPads to eliminate costs incurred by printing products such as paper and ink or toner cartridges. But what does this mean for Cedar Grove residents? Printed meeting agendas will still be made available for residents who wish to attend and follow meetings, Township Manager Thomas Tucci said Tuesday. The township has purchased three new copier-scanners which will allow Township Clerk Kathleen Stutz to keep all records …
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Township buys five iPads, eliminates paper packets in bid to save money.
The Cedar Grove Council will no longer get paper meeting agendas, committee reports, or planning board documents. Instead, in an effort to save paper, the council voted to make those records electronic and go "paperless" on Monday night. Instead of using the paper documents for meetings, council members will review agendas and other items on hand held computers. To help them, the township has purchased five iPads at a cost of $4,800. “We had been talking about going paperless for quite a while now,” said Township Manager Thomas Tucci. “Thanks to our town clerk, who put it a lot of time and effort into testing it out, we now have files all broken down to make it easy for viewing.” The council estimates they will save between $4,500 and $5…
