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<br />City Council Study Session - 08/21/06 <br />Minutes - Page 5 <br /> <br />and their design enhancements. <br /> <br />Discussion included various users; City of Northfield's design <br />incorporating a working group of business owners, residents and <br />staff; types of navigational menus and options; consistencies; <br />general framework; functionality of search capabilities; training <br />and costs/price ranges for outsourcing as well as implementation <br />in-house; comprehensive redesign proposals; templates <br />available; gov.office services; amount of customization and/or <br />individuality; increasing use of e-commerce technology and <br />services; security and backups; need to make the site branded to <br />the City of Roseville, not each department having their own logo <br />so each page looks different; advantages of soliciting proposals <br />to determine cost challenges; best practices with other cities; <br />extensive content already in place on the City's website; and <br />range of financial investments. <br /> <br />Further discussion included other e-commerce functions the City <br />may wish to use in the future and the need to keep those <br />functions user-friendly; potential for issuing basic, fixed fee <br />permits on line; and whether staff could identify efficiencies <br />could be found elsewhere to recoup costs for redesigning and/or <br />updating the website. <br /> <br />Consensus of Councilmembers expressed interest in pursuing <br />additional and more detailed information and cost options; the <br />need for "brand consistency" on the City site. <br /> <br />By Council consensus, staff was directed to frame up possible <br />options; refine cost projections; and provide staff with potential <br />opportunities for redesign of the City's web site at a future <br />meeting. <br /> <br />Councilmember Pust suggested that staff alert one of the <br />community visioning subgroups to discuss web site navigational <br />choices from a citizen's standpoint. <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />Fire Department Budget Presentation <br />Fire Chief Rich Gasaway & Assistant Fire Chief Tim O'Neill <br />presented the Fire Department's requested budget with a <br />requested levy increase of 4.5%, higher than the City Manager's <br /> <br />Fire Department <br />Budget <br />Presentation <br />