UC Berkeley - Mail Services

Mail Services to Change Delivery/Processing of Mail on Campus Effective July 1, 2009

Effective July 1, 2009, Mail Services will make significant major changes in mail delivery and processing affecting the campus. Due to budget cuts and decreasing volume, Mail Services must reduce its staff by two FTE; as a result, we cannot continue to deliver and process mail at the same level as in the past.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

-- Free second deliveries to departments will be discontinued.

-- Two of the morning routes will be moved to afternoon deliveries.

WHAT IMPACT WILL THIS HAVE ON YOU?

-- 40% of afternoon outgoing mail will NOT go to the US Postal Service the same day it is received; it will go out the next day.

-- 40% of morning incoming US and campus mail will NOT be delivered to the departments the same day it is received; it will be delivered the next day.

WHAT OPTIONS DO YOU HAVE?

-- If your department requires two deliveries a day due to business needs, the recharge rate for this service will be $1,223.00 per month.

We encourage departments to plan ahead when mailing items and allow for the possibility of delays. Mail Services will notify your department of any changes in delivery times before the changes go into effect.

We regret the need to change our delivery and processing services; however, because Mail Services is an auxiliary unit, we must make these difficult and unfortunate adjustments. If you have questions please contact Kay Ingle, Mail Services manager, at 643-6245 or kingle [at] berkeley [dot] edu. 

Sincerely, 

Ron T. Coley

Associate Vice Chancellor, Business and Administrative Services