The $900 billion Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act is just the latest in a line of COVID-related stimulus funding that will enable both public and private sector agencies to address the coronavirus crisis. While these funds can be used to address gaps and budget shortfalls, they also provide unprecedented resources to help agencies take proactive steps to move operations online and improve communication and coordi...

Widespread budget shortfalls, public safety concerns, and the continued growth of the short-term rental market have made effective STR management more important than ever for local and state governments. While crafting the right regulation and enforcement strategy can be a complicated undertaking, an effective compliance program can generate significant amounts of tax and permit revenue and benefit the entire community. This Ask Me Anything se...

Granicus customers have pivoted to conduct more than 25,000 fully virtual meetings across 2020 with no end in sight. Many communities expect to continue managing meetings remotely as they look ahead to 2021 – whether exclusively or as a part of their larger public meeting process to maximize community engagement and transparency. This Dec. 17th 30-minute roundtable will dive into several communities’ efforts to extend and improve e...

The IT playing field is always changing – trends are shifting, roles are switching, and priorities keep pivoting. With national heightened attention and focus on government websites and technology vulnerabilities, in addition to the need for enhanced digital resident experiences, how do you keep up? What should municipal changemakers focus on when evaluating new technology? What questions should you ask when locking in a new cloud servic...

Granicus brings together leading government CIOs and CTOs from across the country to discuss their key strategies for digital transformation. Whether your organization is deep into projects that transform it, or the organization is looking to reduce paper waste, there’s something to learn from this session. From working through a crisis to long-term generational changes, all of it is brought to the table in this open discussion. Join thi...

Leading governments are transforming how they deliver public services to their constituents. They understand the importance of and deploy tools that shift public services from standardized and manual to personalized and automatic – all while saving time and resources. They’re able to keep up with residents’ expectations of fast, easy, and instant online transactions especially amid a global pandemic.  Join government ex...

Across 2020, governments have pivoted strategies, initiated rapid adoption of new technologies, and re-envisioned civic engagement. With budgets tightening, there’s no turning back. Governments must continue modernizing to automate key processes, operate more efficiently, and continue to reach all members of their communities with the information and services they need. Join Granicus and Guest Speaker Curt Savoie, Director of the Global...

Behind every successful government is an IT Department that is keeping it all together through technology and cross-department collaboration. Running government is difficult – especially remotely. Hear from IT leaders 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....

In today’s fast-changing environment, cities and counties must build a strong digital web presence for their communities. Residents need up-to-date information and the ability to self-serve — and they often need it quickly. Unfortunately, most government websites fall short on multiple fronts: user-friendly, task-oriented structure, distributed editing (so multiple departments can add information quickly), and the security measures...

The short-term rental industry, best represented by the types of rentals found on Airbnb, VRBO, and Flipkey, has grown from a cottage industry to a multi-billion-dollar market. For many states and provinces, this has allowed more tourism in non-touristy areas and ultimately has helped boost their economies. Unfortunately, there are downsides to the explosion of home-sharing. Many departments of revenue struggle to identify and ensure they...