ASPEN – —Pitkin County commissioners might join their elected brethren in Aspen and Snowmass Village in moving toward a paper-free existence.
At the very least, commissioners could reduce their reliance on paper copies for the multitude of documents that come their way, according to Commissioner George Newman, who said he’s pushing for a conversion to iPads. Three commissioners — Newman, Rachel Richards and Jack Hatfield — will get a demonstration of the mobile tablet computers Tuesday.
“We figure we’re hitting the heart of the group,” said Phylis Mattice, assistant county manager, noting that the two commissioners who will be out of town have already embraced the concept. Rob Ittner brings his own iPad with him to meetings, and Michael Owsley doesn’t receive paper copies of the material that is distributed to commissioners, preferring to view them on his laptop computer.
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