Short-term vacation rentals are not regulated in the same way as traditional lodging industries. Safety requirements for these properties vary widely across jurisdictions, challenging the well-being of residents and visitors alike.Join Granicus for a complimentary webinar that will discuss the vital safety issues that are often overlooked as well as discussing the resources and technology available to local governments to ensure community safe...

Before COVID-19, most communities had a Sunshine Act (in California, The Brown Act) or equivalent that required councils to offer in-person options for public participation in civic meetings. Today, most cities, counties, and states have temporarily paused these requirements but conscientious councils still prefer to offer public participation, digitally or via video. Join this webinar to learn how local councils are setting the new standard f...

While many government office doors will begin to open, citizens and residents will not feel comfortable coming to physical locations for some time. For city governments, this means a significant drop in revenue opportunities that come from license renewals, permit applications, and other revenue-generating services. For governments looking to offset this reduction, and the resulting decrease in revenue, they are bringing these critical service...

While many government office doors will begin to open, citizens and residents will not feel comfortable coming to physical locations for some time. For city governments, this means a significant drop in revenue opportunities that come from license renewals, permit applications, and other revenue-generating services. For governments looking to offset this reduction, and the resulting decrease in revenue, they are bringing these critical service...

To avoid infrastructure overload amid a pandemic, you need to keep up with all your municipality’s digital needs. The coronavirus has caused organizations across the country to rethink investment priorities. IT leaders must make critical decisions – which projects should be prioritized? Where should funds and time be spent? Meanwhile, residents and employees are more dependent on connectivity than ever. They want simple, fluid, sea...

CARES Act Funding has started flowing to state and local governments, and municipalities are working out how best to leverage this funding to address a wide range of needs, from transitioning services to virtual and online to communicating critical information to local constituents. And the emergency nature of CARES Act – as well as pending additional stimulus funding – is forcing government leaders to make decisions about how to a...

COVID-19 has reshaped the agenda management and public meetings processes. Clerks and city leaders now must be able to work together from their home offices. Join us for our weekly demo series as our product engineers walk through govMeetings Peak — the online tool over 2,400 local governments are using to manage their public meetings processes even during social distancing. Get any questions answered during our interactive Q&A and f...

Keeping councils connected during the COVID-19 crisis was imperative, here’s how cities and counties were able to keep government operating with govMeetings. Now, as meetings transition online, clerks that use digital options for their legislative processes are improving transparency while making public meeting processes less cumbersome.

Join this 30-minute roundtable discussion to see what’s working for local municipalities. Governing is more critical than ever when there’s a pandemic on the scale of COVID-19 affecting our communities. But social distancing has made in-person access to civic meetings obsolete. How can you build strong digital connections with both internal stakeholders and the public? Join this roundtable discussion for the answers. Granicus is br...

What’s in store for the future digital municipality? And how can you prepare for it? Meetings. Websites. Communications. Public services. Technology is impacting all of it and more. It’s transforming the daily work of city staff across the board. From clerks to communications managers, city managers to IT. It’s also completely transforming what residents expect in terms of transparency, availability, and simplicity. No matte...