The template is based on a standard content management system (CMS). We have enhanced this to provide a set of features whose aim is to meet the day to day needs of councils but without having to edit web pages. The enhancements ensure no expert knowledge is needed to keep the website fully updated.

Our standard features aim to provide help with

Compliance

• Agendas for Meetings
• Council Members - their roles, register of interests and contact details
• Financials (Reports & Audits)
• Minutes for meetings
• Policies
• Latest WCAG compliance
• Royal Bridge Protocol (embedded support)

Community Awareness

• Amenities
• Carousel Slides (with overlay content)
• Frequently Asked Questions
• History
• Image Gallery
• Local Attractions
• Emergency Notice (auto appear on home page)
• Fix My Street Feeds
• Planning Application Widget - manual update included. Automated update = £1 extra p/m

Community Engagement

• Calendar with Meeting and Event auto insertion
• Blogs
• Events 
• Facebook Page integration (bi-directional) for Meetings, News, and Events
• Helper Bot
• News
• Notices
• Planning Applications - manual included.  Automated =  £1 p/m
• Virtual Area Tour

Also Included 

Several widgets that help you build pages that are specific to your needs.

These include things like the 

• Weather (Display your local weather)
• Announcements (normal and emergency)
• Next Meeting 
• and Next Event Widgets

For your contents security

SSL certificate and renewal, Volumetric DDoS Protection, Application DDoS Protection, Next Gen Firewall Protection, Daily Website Backups, Operating System Updates, Quarterly Browser Checks of the template, UK Hosting & User data encrypted for GPDR compliance.

To help you get started we also provide

GDPR and Contact US forms with distribution to the clerk, Google Analytics Setup, servers that provide unlimited bandwidth and templates for Privacy & Cookie & of course a compliant Privacy & Cookie Banner.

Finally you also get

Up to 10 email accounts (1 Gig Maximum Size)

using your chosen domain, with secure email, a web client for access from anywhere and help integrating with your existing desktop and mobile email clients

Note: We do not charge a setup-fee and we include an initial admin training to get you started.

We only make a charge if you decide you need help with transferring your content or need alterations to the standard layout. If you do, then we simply charge a day rate and guarantee a maximum cost. That way, you are sure the budget approved is never exceeded.

Between 2019 and 2024 the average transfer costs have come in at £480 ex vat.

.Gov Domains. 

If you need a .gov domain or want one then they can be arrange through us.  We do this for you via https://www.20i.com/domain-names/gov-uk-domain at cost This ensures the experience is as cost effective as possible and seamless for you. The secure emails, template and all other aspects of having your site on a .gov domain are taken care for you by us.