Spending too much time and too many resources browsing sites like Airbnb and VRBO to identify short-term rentals in your community? With modern short-term rental identification tools, your team can save time by avoiding the tedious process of manually searching out these properties. Join Code Enforcement Director at 4 Leaf Inc. Pete Roque for 3 tips in 15 minutes: 3 Essentials for Effective STR Enforcement to learn about his work on the City o...

Are short-term rentals, often found on sites like Airbnb and VRBO, required to meet the same safety standards as traditional lodging options in your community? While there may be some exceptions, the answer is likely no. With record numbers of new hosts, new visitors and short-term rental related accidents, now is the time to prioritize life safety in your community. Join our webinar with international vacation rental safety expert, Justin For...

Behind every successful government is a clerk that is keeping it all together through technology and cross-department collaboration. Keeping government running is difficult – especially remotely and/or with social distancing guidelines. Hear from clerks across the country as they open up about the challenges they were facing and the secure, cloud-based solutions they were able to implement to ease their workload and help empower a transp...

Keeping government running is difficult – especially remotely and/or with social distancing guidelines. Hear from clerks across the country as they open up about the challenges they were facing and the secure, cloud-based solutions they were able to implement to ease their workload and help empower a transparent and agile digital government. Join us on Tuesday, September 28, from 2 – 2:20 p.m. ET / 11 – 11:20 a.m. PT for Sept...

The widespread sweep of COVID-19 threatened the heart and soul of every government: community. Now, as dust settles from the pandemic, every government is wide awake, ready to make a change. During key phases of transition like these, the best foot forward is the one that greets innovation. To make-up for the uncertainty of last year, we must rely on secure and effective technological solutions. Join Granicus, alongside an exclusive group of g...

Hello Customer, Keeping the government running is difficult – especially remotely and with social distancing guidelines. So how can clerks keep it all together through technology and cross-department collaboration? Join Granicus for a complimentary, 20-minute webinar to hear from July's Clerk Spotlight, Elora Riera B.A.S., MMC, Village Clerk of North Bay Village, Florida, and clerks across the country as they open up about the challenges...

The new American Rescue Plan allocates over $350 billion dollars to states and local governments. These funds can be leveraged for a variety of COVID-response related projects, such as implementing new, virtual tools to ensure that crucial services are delivered quickly and efficiently. But to take advantage of these funds as they make their way to states and to local governments, you must be able to advocate internally for your virtual govern...

COVID-19 has disproportionately affected marginalized groups, such as communities of color, the homeless population, low-income households, and individuals with disabilities; which has only deepened the justified mistrust these at-risk groups may feel toward government organizations. With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout underway, governments are struggling to communicate with these underserved communities. The reality is, no government entity has...

Short-term vacation rentals, like the ones found on Airbnb, VRBO, and dozens of other platforms are a contentious issue within communities. On one side, short-term vacation rentals are upsetting to neighbors who must contend with a party house next door, for example. And many hotel owners are facing an uneven playing field due to lenient or inconsistent short-term vacation regulations. On the other side, many depend on short-term rental income...

Heroic events often capture the community’s imagination of their police and sheriff’s departments. But it’s the mundane work – issuing permits, renewing licenses, and fulfilling routine community requests – that take up your time. For departments, these task are demanding, tedious, and costly; for residents, navigating a tangle of PDFs and basic online forms is frustrating and time consuming. Join us for a 30-minu...