While many government office doors will begin to open, citizens and residents will not feel comfortable coming to physical locations for some time. For state 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 servic...

COVID-19 has reshaped board management and meetings processes. Boards and commissions now must be able to work together from their home offices. Get any questions answered during our interactive Q&A and find out what you can be doing now to set yourself up for successful virtual meetings today and moving forward. We will cover things like: Citizen portal and online applications Candidate appointment process management Board member term and...

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 put an emphasis on needing trusted video solutions for maintaining open public meetings. Join us for our weekly demo series as our product engineers walk through govMeetings complete video solutions for government -- the tool enabling agencies to make public participation more transparent and accessible to homebound citizens. Get any questions answered during our interactive Q&A and find out what you can be doing now to set yo...

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.

COVID-19 brought a 25% spike in traffic to govAccess websites. When crisis strikes, the right website design and CMS ensures that residents can quickly find the latest information and that web teams can quickly and easily make content updates for the community. Join us for our weekly demo series as our product engineers walk through govAccess — a custom, user-friendly website design for government. Get any questions answered during our i...

During COVID-19, remote became the new normal for many in government. Processes that support the full public meeting cycle – all previously done on paper or in-person – have now shifted to digital, online options more conducive to a remote workforce and remote civic participation. Meet the changing environment by using technology to maximize efficiencies and keep the public informed. All eligible participants will receive 1.0 Conti...

The immediate response to COVID-19 required broad, mass communications, but the next steps bring complex communications challenges. Messaging will need to be more nuanced, more localized, more tailored, and more consistent to prevent confusion and chaos. Now is the time to find your constituents, sign them up for direct communications, and help them receive the information they need to know. Learn our 5 steps to getting ahead in the new normal...

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...