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Redesign begins on City website <br />by Arlene Mitchell <br />T <br />he current City website was de-Design work <br />nology) and seeing what they have to <br />veloped in 2006. Technology has <br />offer <br />Civic Plus has <br />how much we rely on it. Last year the City a methodol- <br />weighing them against each other <br />Council directed City staff to proceed with a <br />Determining which one to recommend <br />to Council <br />which guide cities through the redesign <br />process. The ad hoc committee is still <br />- <br />peers in other cities that have recently rede- <br />mittee (Community Development Director <br />things that new technology and new design so for several more months. City Adminis- <br />practices brought their websites. The Com- <br />munications Committee also held sessions members of the Communications Com- <br />Nick Tamble) recommended that the City <br />mittee are also providing input. The plan is <br />choose Civic Plus as the website vendor <br />website and how to improve it. The list of to have the new website up and operating <br />improvements includes several things:before the year is over. <br />design and link capabilitiesThe ad hoc committee is also considering <br />options to simplify the Citys domain name <br />the Cable Fund. (Revenue in the Cable <br />or website addressanother convenience <br />Easier and more accurate update and <br />Fund comes from cable franchise fees and <br />for website users. <br />maintenance ability for staff <br />can be used to fund City communication <br />needs.) The Council approved the recom- <br />To those of you who participated in the <br />- <br />mendation. <br />bility for residents <br />you. Your input has been helpful. <br />Smart-phone support <br />Better functionality for those with dis- <br />abilities <br />Aerotek provides flexible staffing solutions <br />By Rob Davidson, Economic Development Commission <br />This article is part of an occasional series of stories about Ar- <br />ted by the Economic Development Commission. <br />A <br />management. Two weeks later the Council <br />erotek® Inc. is a leading provider of <br />appointed a website ad hoc committee to <br />moved forward. <br />The website ad hoc committee spent several <br />focus on their business goals instead of concentrat- <br />months working on a number of topics: <br />Determining how best to manage <br />workloads <br />Reviewing current website usage pat- <br />terns <br />- <br />Reviewing the results of a website <br />survey that asked current site users for <br />- <br />their input <br />Talking with peers in other communi- <br />- <br />best practices and worst pitfalls <br />Reviewing and evaluating other mu- <br />nicipal websites <br />Identifying vendors and selecting the <br />for additional information. <br />best ones to look at closely <br />- <br />