Founded 1998 Over 200 municipal clients 13 states – Maine to Florida to California Full service web design, development and application services. Virtual Town Hall LLC

Virtual Town Hall Website We design your website to your specifications We design your website to your specifications

Virtual Town Hall Website We design your website to your specifications We design your website to your specifications Site design is fixed throughout the site for branding and ease of navigation Site design is fixed throughout the site for branding and ease of navigation

Virtual Town Hall Website We design your website to your specifications We design your website to your specifications Site design is fixed throughout the site for branding and ease of navigation Site design is fixed throughout the site for branding and ease of navigation We build web pages based on content provided by you We build web pages based on content provided by you

Create a custom website using the VTH content management system. Standard development includes the following: Department Pages (home page, staff listing, FAQs, mission statement, fees, downloadable forms and miscellaneous pages) Department Pages (home page, staff listing, FAQs, mission statement, fees, downloadable forms and miscellaneous pages) Town Board (home page, bio for each member, postable agendas & minutes folders, & individual minutes pages posted for up to 2 years Town Board (home page, bio for each member, postable agendas & minutes folders, & individual minutes pages posted for up to 2 years Boards & Commissions (home page for each board with description of duties & responsibilities, members & terms of office, and postable agendas & minutes folders for each). Boards & Commissions (home page for each board with description of duties & responsibilities, members & terms of office, and postable agendas & minutes folders for each). Minutes for up to 5 boards for up to 2 years Minutes for up to 5 boards for up to 2 years

Create a custom website using the VTH content management system. Standard development includes the following: One Online Citizen Comment form with archiving One Online Citizen Comment form with archiving One Service Request form with archiving One Service Request form with archiving One Online Board Volunteer Application form with archiving One Online Board Volunteer Application form with archiving Town Newsletters in PDF format Town Newsletters in PDF format Town Ordinances Town Ordinances Zoning Ordinances Zoning Ordinances Recreation Rules & Programs Recreation Rules & Programs Two photo slide shows or "Powerpoint-like" web presentations with up to 20 total pages Two photo slide shows or "Powerpoint-like" web presentations with up to 20 total pages Emergency Management Plan with postable emergency banner on home page Emergency Management Plan with postable emergency banner on home page

Create a custom website using the VTH content management system. Standard development includes the following: Additional development is available and would be charged at a rate of $125 per hour. The project expense can be estimated upon review of the scope of the project and the specific files and formats involved Additional development is available and would be charged at a rate of $125 per hour. The project expense can be estimated upon review of the scope of the project and the specific files and formats involved Content should be provided in electronic format (Word, Excel, JPG, PDF) via to Content should be provided in electronic format (Word, Excel, JPG, PDF) via to Content should be provided within the next 2 – 3 weeks. Content should be provided within the next 2 – 3 weeks.

Virtual Town Hall Website We design your website to your specifications We design your website to your specifications Site design is fixed throughout the site for branding and ease of navigation Site design is fixed throughout the site for branding and ease of navigation We build web pages based on content provided by you We build web pages based on content provided by you We train you on how to manage your own content We train you on how to manage your own content

Content Types “Static Content” – web pages that will occasionally be edited, such as staff members, fees or procedures descriptions “Static Content” – web pages that will occasionally be edited, such as staff members, fees or procedures descriptions “Dynamic Content” – web pages that are constantly being created, but seldom, if ever, edited; council agendas, planning board minutes “Dynamic Content” – web pages that are constantly being created, but seldom, if ever, edited; council agendas, planning board minutes

Managing Static Content

Managing Dynamic Content 1. Create a new message 2. Type a newsworthy headline into the subject 3. Address it to the proper web page address 4. Copy text from your Word document 5. Paste it into the body of the 6. Send it to your website! DONE

Content Send to: with attached files Content formats: Word documents Word documents Excel spreadsheets Excel spreadsheets Acrobat PDF files Acrobat PDF files JPG or GIF image files JPG or GIF image files

Content Development We will build your content/web pages. You must provide the content!

Content Development Your web pages become your checklist!

Content Contact information Contact information Candid photo of department staff Candid photo of department staff Mission statement/service description Mission statement/service description Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions Fees Fees Policies & Procedures Policies & Procedures Downloadable forms Downloadable forms

Deadline November 21 for content if we are to meet our goal of January 1 live date! January 1 Final Deadline for content

If the area is blank content is still missing If the link is not active the content is still missing

e-Government: A Value Proposition Today’s “best practices” Improve Customer Service Improve Customer Service Improve Citizen Communication Improve Citizen Communication Empower Citizens Empower Citizens Improve Staff Productivity Improve Staff Productivity