City of Sanibel Conversion Reduces Paper Usage By ½ Million Pages
The City of Sanibel has reduced the number of copies made just by Administration by more than a ½ million sheets of paper over the past 24 months through the adoption of new technology, including the use of iPads.
News Release – For Immediate Release
August 9, 2012
City of Sanibel, FL
Contact: Sanibel City Manager’s Office (239) 472-3700
City of Sanibel Conversion Reduces Paper Usage By ½ Million Pages
The City of Sanibel has reduced the number of copies made just by Administration by more than a ½ million sheets of paper over the past 24 months through the adoption of new technology, including the use of iPads. Additionally, the City of Sanibel Administration expense for postage has been reduced by 54% over the past twelve months. While developing the upcoming budget the City of Sanibel is documenting the efficiencies gained through the use of recent technology initiatives. The City has not only converted to paperless agendas for the City Council meetings but also much of the City’s correspondence, including internal memorandums, are now processed electronically. The City is also in the process of converting computing and public records storage to a cloud based system rather than traditional servers.
“In addition to the positive environmental impacts of converting to a paperless system we have found efficiencies in the quality of our work product, response times and transparency” stated Sanibel City Manager Judie Zimomra. For example, Sanibel’s field workers are also using wireless devices to transmit real time photographs to supervisors for immediate feedback, eliminating the number of trips and persons required on-site to make decisions.
“Another extremely effective use of our technological upgrades has been the deployment of computers in our police cruisers which provide our officers increased time dedicated to neighborhood patrol and has reduced dramatically the amount of time officers are in the station completing traditional paperwork.” Zimomra concluded by stating, “Over the next 24 months our next wave of upgrades will improve the capabilities for citizens to conduct their business transactions with the City on-line. We are committed to maximizing the functionality of technology for the benefit of our citizens and taxpayers.”
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