Please take your time and fill out the form below. Do your best to be thorough. But, don’t stress too much over the details. This worksheet is meant to give us both a solid start in creating content for your new municipal website.

Website URL

Welcome Message

This could be a welcome message and/or introduction to the community.

About Your Community

Let’s gather some information about your community. This section can be as robust or as concise as you wish.

Does your municipality have any historical landmarks, signs, buildings, etc you'd like to showcase?

Yes

Please explain your historical landmarks, signs, building, etc.

Send any photos via our large file transfer system. Please title this section “History”.

Are there events your municipality is "famous" for?

Maybe you have a Pumpkinfest or a Maple Festival. This would be a great event to feature on your website.

Yes

Tell us about this/these event(s).

What would bring tourists to your community?

Would you like to include demographics on your website?

Yes

Please tell us more about your municipality's demographics.

An example of information to include:

Land Size: 1.14 sq miles
Population: 3,798
2022 General Fund Budget:$1,744,137.21

Would you like to include Community Resources on your website?

This information might include:

Information about local schools, libraries, and healthcare facilities.
Community centers and programs.
Non-profit organizations and volunteer opportunities.
Local businesses and economic development resources.

Yes

Which of the following Community Resources would you like to include?

Schools

Library

Healthcare Facilities

Community Centers or Programs

Crime Watch

Non-Profit Resources or Volunteer Opportunities

Local Businesses

Maps, directions, transit, parking information

Please list the schools you'd like to include on your website.

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Please list the libraries you'd like to include on your website.

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Please list the healthcare facilities you'd like to include on your website.

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Please list the community centers or programs you'd like to include on your website.

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Please provide information about your community's crime watch program.

Please list the non-profits or volunteer opportunities you'd like to include on your website.

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Please list the local businesses you'd like to include on your website.

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Please list the Maps, directions, transit, parking information you'd like to include on your website.

Click the plus (+) symbol to add more. If you need to send PDFs or JPGs for this, please send via our large file transfer system, clearly labelled.

Government

Let’s gather some information about your municipality’s government.

Would you like to list your council members on the webiste?

Yes

Please list the council members and their titles here.

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Are there additional committees you'd like to include on your website?

Yes

Please list any additional committees here.

Only list committee titles. We’ll gather more information later. Click the plus (+) symbol to add more.

Meetings

Let’s gather information about your meetings. Please send any Agendas or Minutes via our large file transfer system and label them accordingly.

When does your municipality's council meet?

If you meet “the second Tuesday” of each month, we can set this in the calendar. If you’d rather provide specific dates, that’s okay too! Can the public attend? Who should they contact with questions?

Where do these council meetings take place?

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Would you like to include other meetings on the website?

Yes

Please tell use what other meetings you'd like to include.

We need to know the title, dates, and locations of these meetings. If the locations are the same as your council meetings, please just say “Same as Above”.

Please list any other documents you may wish to have on the site.

Please send any documents via our large file transfer system and label them accordingly.

Please list any other documents you may wish to have on the site.

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Services or Departments

Tell us about the services and/or departments within your municipality.

Do these departments exist within your municipality?

Public Works

Planning and Zoning

Tax Collection

What is the Public Works department responsible for?

Public Works Department Contact Name

Public Works Department Phone

Public Works Department Email

What is the Planning and Zoning department responsible for?

Planning and Zoning Department Contact Name

Planning and Zoning Department Phone

Planning and Zoning Department Email

What is the Tax Collector responsible for?

It is a good idea to include how/where residents can make payments.

Tax Collector Name

Tax Collector Phone

Tax Collector Email

Does your municipality provide any of these services?

Even if you outsource some of these services, you may want to include a link to the contracting partner’s website. Please provide as much information as possible.

Utilities (water, electricity, gas)

Trash and recycling

Permits and licenses

Parks and recreation

Public safety (police, fire, emergency services)

Please provide some information about your Utilities.

If you use another provider, you could link out to their website. If utilities fall under a department listed above, please let us know.

When does your municipality collect trash?

When does your municipality collect recycling?

Please provide any other information about trash and recycling in your municipality.

If you use a contractor, you can link to their website for this additional information.

Please provide more information about the permits and licenses your municipality offers.

If this information falls under a department listed above, please let us know. If you wish to send forms for these permit or license applications, please send via our large file transfer system and label them accordingly.

How many parks does your municipality have?

Tell us about your park(s).

What other recreational facilities does your municipality offer?

If none, leave blank.

Public Pool

Tennis Court(s)

Basketball Court(s)

Pavilion Rental

Other

Please provide us with more information about your other recreational offerings.

Which of these emergency services are offered by your municipality?

If none, leave blank.

Police

Fire

EMS

Other

Please explain what other emergency services are provided within your municipality.

Provide information about your police department.

If you partner with another municipality for police, or your police have their own website, feel free to provide the link to their website.

Provide information about your fire department.

If you partner with another municipality for fire, or your fire department has their own website, feel free to provide the link to their website.

Provide information about your EMS.

If you partner with another municipality for EMS, or your EMS has their own website, feel free to provide the link to their website.

Does your municipality offer online bill pay?

Yes

Would you like more information about how you municipality can accept payments online?

Yes

Events and Announcements

Keep your residents and visitors informed about what’s going on in your community.

Do you have upcoming events?

Yes

Tell us about your upcoming events.

The more information you can provide, the better off you are here. Think about the who, what, where, when, and why of every event.

Are there past events you'd like to showcase?

Yes

Please list a few of these events,

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Send photos of events via our large file transfer system and label them accordingly.

Do you have any important announcements we can add to the site for you?

If you’re having trouble thinking of something, think about the most commonly asked questions. These are probably good announcements.

Yes

Please provide us with your announcement(s).

Site Administration

Let’s gather some information to wrap up the administration portion of your website.

Would you like to include an FAQ section on your website?

Yes

Please help us get started with your FAQ by providing at least 3 frequently asked questions (and their answers) we can place on your website.

Click the plus (+) symbol to add more questions and answers.

Other items of interest we can place on your website.

Weather widget

Facebook feed (show your feed on your homepage)

Link to social media (just a link, not a feed)

Contact info

Map to/of borough

Other

Please provide what else you'd like to include on the site.

To what email address should the contact form send?

Municipality Content Creation Worksheet

About Your Community

Government

Meetings

Services or Departments

Events and Announcements

Site Administration

About Us

Get in Touch

Useful Links

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