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Aldermen question postage process as city pushes bulk mailings through Multigraph
Summary
Committee members pressed staff for clarity after budget cuts reduced the Board’s Multigraph and postage funding; staff said prior allocations existed but many offices did not use them, and the budget line was trimmed.
Personnel committee members spent a sustained portion of the meeting pressing staff for clarity on postage, printing and the city’s in‑house Multigraph print shop after several aldermen reported unexpected limits when attempting mailings.
Director Angracia told the committee Tracy Billups, the board administrative assistant, reported the board “is running out of stamps.” Angracia said Multigraph offers a lower metered-mail rate and that the Board had previously shifted postage and printing funds into an internal services line item so aldermen could use Multigraph for bulk mailings. “The board is running out of stamps,” Director Angracia said.
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