Hello to our Municipal Clerks and IIMC members! I was initially going to do this message in person at the IIMC conference, but sadly it was canceled. So, I decided to bring it to you virtually instead. For those of you whom I have not had the pleasure of meeting yet, I’m Donny […]
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many states, such as Texas, suspended the fulfillment of records requests. In March, several government bodies in Texas submitted catastrophe notices, and a few submitted extensions for public records requests. In Texas, they’re able to suspend the applicability of the Texas Public Information Act for up to two weeks past their
Rapid Response Feature Developed Specifically to Assist During COVID-19 Read More »
A smooth implementation can make or break the success of a new solution. When users can understand their role and easily navigate a new system, they will be optimistic about changing their day-to-day tasks. Change management is difficult for most people, so a seamless process is vital to a successful system. Other than the technical
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Local and state governments are embracing Cloud services as a way to increase their operational efficiency and productivity, while at the same time maximizing investments and lowering costs. Cloud computing offers public sector agencies the opportunity to be more agile and innovative by consolidating, virtualizing, and automating. Cloud-based software is new option for many in
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GovTech recently published an article about municipal clerks feeling the pressure to modernize their processes because COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon. Many turned to the use of Zoom for communications regarding “public bid openings and hearings for admin appeals of city ordinances.” However, there is a learning curve that increases the pressure for improving
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Contributor: Scott Mursten, Account Executive As a sales consultant offering software solutions to local government, I often hear “we are too small for something like that.” For the most part, I’ve agreed and understood that smaller municipalities or special districts had smaller budgets. It made sense that they didn’t require the IT tools that a
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Contributed by our General Manager, Larry Davidson If we have learned anything from recent events, it’s that we all need to prepare for the unexpected. While we may not anticipate the exact type of future event – be it a natural disaster, a health crisis, or even a high-interest community issue – we must do
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By centralizing their request process they were able to fulfill public records requests in the office or remote.
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By centralizing their request process they were able to fulfill public records requests in days, oftentimes hours.
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Collaboratively underwhelm value-added materials via interoperable users.
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Each year we take this week to celebrate our Municipal Clerks! Municipal Clerks play a vital role in the democracy of our government and we are thankful that they take their public service duties seriously. They serve their communities with great attention to detail and passion for the work they do. Happy 51st Anniversary! IIMC
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The MCCi and JustFOIA teams attend IIMC each year to personally connect with each municipal clerk. There is no doubt that we miss the conversations and nights out on the town. MCCi has a long-standing relationship with so many clerks. What started as a small survey to our existing clients quickly expanded to a partnership
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