CC RES 91-036 RESOLUTION APPROVING A PAPER PROCURMENT POLICY FOR THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY

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RESOLUTION NO. 91-036 • A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PAPER PROCUREMENT POLICY FOR THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY WHEREAS, Hennepin County,in resolution 89-12-962, requires municipalities to adopt the same or similar procedures for paper procurement in order to remain eligible for funding under the Hennepin County Funding Assistance Policy for recycling; and WHEREAS, the City of St. Anthony supports the use of recycled paper, as its use by the City will contribute the further creation and expansion of markets for recycled paper; and WHEREAS, the following provisions are hereby adopted as the paper procurement policy for the City of St. Anthony: 1. The policy of the City will be to use recycled paper containing at least 40% recycled fiber/post-consumer material. Exceptions to the policy may be granted after • review by the St. Anthony Recycling Committee. 2. Recycled content paper should be used in all convenience copiers throughout the City for one-sided copying. 3. All paper utilized in computer printers should be recycled paper including form-fed and laser printers. 4. All one-time-use-only (such as memo paper, note pads, telephone message pads and notebook paper) should be recycled paper. 5. All stationary and business cards should be printed on recycled paper. 6. The City should maintain in-house stocks of papers commonly used by the City with a minimum of 40% recycled fiber/post-consumer material and process orders for printing on recycled paper in a routine manner. 7. Any new contract(s) for convenience copiers should • require the capability of handling two-sided copying on recycled paper.