organizations progress toward paperless board meetings
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Whether they comprise of a group of high level C-suite executives or a cluster of professionals working for a small business, meetings aren't necessarily regarded with a sense of fondness. Shuffling through a wide assortment of reports while trying to listen to a host - who often digresses from the subject at hand - can leave people sitting in a boardroom for an hour or longer. Though they may not be able to prevent the speaker from attempting to use his or her Shih Tzu as a thought leadership metaphor, they could certainly reduce the clutter of paper by going paperless utilizing document management software.TRANSCRIPT
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ORGANIZATIONS PROGRESS TOWARD PAPERLESS BOARD
MEETINGS
Whether they comprise of a group of high level C-suite executives or a cluster of professionals
working for a small business, meetings aren't necessarily regarded with a sense of fondness.
Shuffling through a wide assortment of reports while trying to listen to a host - who often
digresses from the subject at hand - can leave people sitting in a boardroom for an hour or longer.
Though they may not be able to prevent the speaker from attempting to use his or her Shih Tzu
as a thought leadership metaphor, they could certainly reduce the clutter of paper by going
paperless utilizing document management software.
According to Wicked Local, the Medway, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen recently announced
that it is considering going paperless, transferring all minutes, agenda packets and other meeting-
related forms into an electronic solution. In addition to reducing paper usage, the organization
expects that the proposed software will help them minimize the time it takes to assemble
documents typically used by the Board.
Selectmen Chairman Glenn Trindade, along with fellow members John Foresto and John Crowley
told the news source that they were impressed with the system's operability. Town Administrator
Suzanne Kennedy stated that Medway's planning board, conservation commission and zoning
authority should use the software beforehand to test the paperless document management
system.
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New officials, new ideas
It's never a surprise when a new public authority enters the arena and shakes things up. One
such figure, Kenosha County Board Chairman Ed Kubicki, told Kenosha News - an online journal
covering news in Kenosha County, Wisconsin - that heplans on employing new technology that
will keep officials better connected than they are now. A part of this strategy comes with
implementing document management workflow.
"By becoming paperless, we will see a savings in less than two years as a result of reducing
printing, postage, supply and labor costs," said Kubicki during an annual meeting, as quoted by
the news source. "I believe a majority of you see the value of this change for ease of operations
and for taxpayers, and will participate."
He noted that board members willing to give the paperless technology a shot will receive training
with various assets of the solution, including tablets that could be used to record minutes, access
monthly reports and PDF files as well as other functions. From what can be gathered, it's evident
that Kubicki is looking to expedite common legislative processes and address constituent issues
a lot quicker than is possible with paper-based transactions.
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