Going Paperless

Rancho Mirage has been trying out new iPads.

Rancho Mirage City Councilman Scott Hines said his effort to become the first “paperless” council member by using an iPad has been “a fantastic success, way beyond what anybody thought it would be.”

And although four of the city’s five council members now have iPads paid for by the city, Hines said the device is saving Rancho Mirage money by eliminating the need to reproduce thousands of pages of documents before each council meeting.

“We’re saving hundreds of dollars not just in paper costs but also in staff time,” he said. “It’s a scurry, each time, to get all of that ready.”

City Manager Patrick Pratt said the four iPads cost $879 apiece, or a total of $3,516.

Mayor Richard Kite has been the lone holdout against the Apple machine, and isn’t in any hurry to join his fellows. “I haven’t really thought about it,” he said. “I get everything in bound volumes and go through it. I’ve done it that way, and it works fine.”

I have no problem with the old fuddy duddy Mayor not wanting to use one. Technology isn’t for anyone.

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