City Hall staff learns a new, eco-friendly system

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Something was missing at city hall in Kansas City Monday.

Laptops and wall-mounted monitors replaced reams of paper.

Now, city council members can follow the agenda, which is now displayed on a screen.

City staff, including Mayor Sly James spent the day learning the new, eco-friendly system.

Councilmember Cindy Circo said it was time for Kansas City to move into the modern age of technology.

"There's been a little bit of criticism you know that we're spending money on ourselves, but really this is a public infrastructure that we are maintaining, and the technology will also enable citizens to have real-time information about what their government is doing,” said Circo.

Circo also pointed out that going paperless has saved city employees a significant amount of time.