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Council, developers debate mailboxes

Posted by | Jun 20, 2007 | |

Next week, the Killeen City Council will have to decide who the customer is and who should pay for mailboxes in new subdivisions. Under a proposed ordinance, developers would pay the bill.

In early March, the council debated about who should install the central community group mailbox in new subdivisions. New U.S. Postal Service regulations require a centralized mailbox for new communities, rather than a mailbox for each individual house, to increase efficiency.

Killeen Postmaster Jeff Davis said the Postal Service can no longer provide the mailboxes because they’re not the federal government’s responsibility.

The City Council revived the debate Tuesday at its workshop. The council received a letter forwarded from U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock that is from the U.S. Postal Service. The letter states that it is the Postal Service’s responsibility to deliver the mail in the most efficient and economic manner possible. Davis said that means centralized mailboxes in new subdivisions.

The letter also states that installing the mailbox is the responsibility of the customer. A proposed city ordinance calls developers the customer. The proposed ordinance requires the developer of a subdivision to identify the site for a centralized mailbox in the plat process, buy the mailbox and install it – including the concrete pad it would be placed on.

The City Council addressed the mailbox issue in early March after residents complained that they were not getting their mail. Davis said that was because mailboxes were not installed until all the houses in the subdivision were complete, so the first people to move in had to wait to get mail.

The council will vote on the proposed ordinance at Tuesday’s regular meeting.

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U.S. Postal Service Governors issue decisions on two pricing recommendations

Posted by | Jun 20, 2007 | |

The U.S. Postal Service Governors decided that the current Standard Mail Flat prices will remain in effect and approved a pricing structure for Premium Stamped Stationery and Cards.

The Governors decided not to implement a temporary change to Standard Mail Regular and Nonprofit Flat prices recommended in the latest Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) decision on reconsideration. The Governors asked the Commission to reconsider some of the prices originally recommended on February 26, 2007, and implemented on May 14, 2007.

The Governors also approved a PRC recommendation on the price structure for Premium Stamped Stationery and Premium Stamped Cards. The stationery (sold in pads consisting of 12 sheets of quality stock paper and imprinted with postage) can be priced between three and four times the First-Class Mail Letters first-ounce single-piece rate – currently 41 cents – times the number of sheets. The total price for the cards (sold in packets 10 to 20 and imprinted with postage and matching designs) can be priced between two and three times the First-Class Mail Cards Regular single-piece rate – currently 26 cents – times the number of cards.

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FedEx Corp. fourth quarter net income increases 7 percent

Posted by | Jun 20, 2007 | |

FedEx Corporation today reported earnings of USD 1.96 per diluted share for the fourth quarter ended May 31, compared to USD 1.82 per diluted share a year ago. The quarter’s results include a gain from a settlement with Airbus related to the A380 order cancellation, which had a net benefit to earnings of approximately USD 0.06 per diluted share.

“FedEx delivered solid financial results in fiscal 2007 even though we were restrained by a slowing U.S. economy,” said Frederick W. Smith, FedEx Corp. chairman, president and chief executive officer. “The weakened industrial sector is currently limiting demand for transportation services, but we expect the U.S. economy to begin to show modest year-over-year improvement in the late summer to early fall timeframe. We remain optimistic about prospects for global economic growth, and will continue to invest in projects critical to achieving strong long-term financial performance.”

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Q-Post chairman meets delegates from Botswana

Posted by | Jun 20, 2007 | |

Q-POST has expressed its willingness to provide expertise to Botswana Post. Chairman of Q-Post Ali Mohamed Ali was talking to a three-member official delegation from Botswana Post at his office yesterday.

Explaining the transformation of Q-Post since its formation, he spoke of the corporation’s initiatives over the last few years following the strengthening of its IT section.

The chairman spoke about the diversification that Q-Post had undertaken over the last few years to generate revenue. Al-Ali also spoke of the success of some new services provided by the corporation.

The Botswana Post delegation comprised of its deputy director Ahmed Menagera, head of business assurance Jahaba Kuheba, and retail manager Ned Platshwaye.The delegation were taken on a tour of the facilities at the General Postal Corporation head office.

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Head of U.S. Postal Service to meet with local mailing industry members

Posted by | Jun 20, 2007 | |

John (Jack) E. Potter, postmaster general and chief executive officer, U.S. Postal Service met with local mailing industry member last Thursday 21st.

The Hampton Roads Postal Customer Council, which is sponsoring this breakfast, was established over 34 years ago. Postal Customer Councils © are community groups made up of business mailers and Postal Service leaders to improve mail service, identify and correct problems, and exchange ideas to help member companies be more successful

This is the first time since 1988, that a U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General is visiting Hampton Roads. Mr. Potter will make a brief presentation, preferring to leave the majority of the schedule open to a customer question and answer session.

In addition to general program, Newport News Letter Carrier William Washington will be recognized for his 50 years of government service.

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GLS opens a new depot in western Germany

Posted by | Jun 20, 2007 | |

GLS Germany inaugurated its new depot in Polch in Rhineland-Palatinate (western Germany). The centre was opened on June but has been in operation since last November.

GLS invested about EUR 6 million in construction and equipment for the depot which is located on a 26,000 sqm piece of land and covers 4,300 sqm. It has an automatic sorting system, video surveillance, high-performance alarm system, and 130 docking doors.

The new site at Polch replaces two former GLS depots in the region, at Weißenthurm and Mehren. It employs 130 staff, including 50 new part-time jobs.

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Germany will extend minimum wage legislation in the postal sector

Posted by | Jun 20, 2007 | |

Germany is planning to extend minimum wage legislation to cover the postal sector. The move follows claims of “pay-dumping” in the partly-liberalised mail market.

The Christian Democrat – Social Democrat coalition government agreed after long negotiations on Monday night that the postal sector should be covered by minimum wage regulations if employers and employee representatives wished so.

This means that pay agreements can be extended to cover an entire industry, including companies with no collective pay deals. At present, Deutsche Post and the Verdi union have a collective agreement, and Verdi has started talks with TNT Post and PIN Group.

The political agreement follows a long campaign by Verdi over alleged pay-dumping by private mail firms and claims by Deutsche Post that rivals were winning business on the basis of lower wages.

In response to the political decision, the MFIP lobby group, representing private German postal companies, said it supported fair minimum social standards in the sector but warned that regulations should not hold back competition. It pointed to a recent survey by the German postal regulator Bundesnetzagentur which found that private mail firms are not paying the “dumping wages” alleged by Deutsche Post, postal unions and some Social Democrat politicians.

“The same minimum social standards for all companies also assume fair competitive conditions for all market participants, for example on the issue of the currently different handling of VAT,” added MFIP spokesman Bernd Jäger. At present, Deutsche Post is exempt from charging 19% VAT on letters and small parcels while competitors are legally obliged to charge the tax.

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Deutsche Post is sending out more than 20 million notifications on the 2007 pension adjustment

Posted by | Jun 20, 2007 | |

In the next few days, Deutsche Post will be sending out approximately 21 million notifications on the 2007 pension adjustment to pension recipients in Germany and abroad.

As of July 1, 2007, pensions are being adjusted based on the Pension Valuation Regulations (“Rentenwertbestimmungsverordnung”) of 2007. Deutsche Post’s Pension Service is carrying out the necessary work on behalf of the pension and accident insurance institutions for the vast majority of pensions based on the fixed adjustment rates. In the case of pensions that are paid in advance, the new payment amounts will be remitted for the first time at the end of June, and all others, at the end of July 2007.

The dispatch of all notifications will be completed by mid-July 2007.

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