Practical guides on agenda management, ADA compliance, open meetings law, and the day-to-day work of running public meetings.
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Every Texas clerk can recite the 72-hour rule. Far fewer can name the case law that defines "sufficiently apprises," the population thresholds that trigger Sec. 551.056 website posting, or the 2019 amendments that rewrote how walking-quorum prosecutions work.
Read the post"Reasonable notice" is the statutory phrase. Forty years of AG opinions and appellate decisions have given it a much more specific meaning than the words alone — and the digital posting era added a layer the original drafters never anticipated.
Read the postThe HB 21-1110 grace period ended in July 2025. Here's what Colorado's digital accessibility law actually requires of your agenda packets, where most clerks are still exposed, and how to close the gap before a complaint forces the issue.
Read the postCivicPlus, Granicus, and BoardDocs are all backed by private equity. Here's what the acquisition pattern typically means for your renewal price, your contract terms, and your options — and what to look for before you sign anything.
Read the postAn honest, side-by-side breakdown of the three platforms — feature depth, pricing model, implementation time, support, and which size of organization each one actually fits. Yes, we make one of them. We will say so when it matters.
Read the postPosting the agenda PDF the day before is the bare legal minimum. A live portal — votes updating in real time, packet documents accessible without a login, public comment sign-up from any phone — changes how citizens experience their own government.
Read the postTitle II covers your meetings. Most clerks know that, but few know what it actually requires for agendas, minutes, public comment, and digital documents. Here is what compliance looks like in practice.
Read the postA practical, week-by-week plan for clerks ready to retire the Word-and-email agenda workflow. What to migrate first, what to leave behind, and how to bring council members along without a revolt.
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