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Matt Hare, principal programmer for the county's IT department, and Chantelle Crossman, web architect, presented the design and said the county hired vendor Exemplify after a 2024 request for proposals. \"They delivered a set of prototypes, and we've been implementing those,\" Hare said. The county approved $100,000 in 2024 for the redesign and used Exemplify's prototypes to guide the current implementation.

Chantelle Crossman described the county's accessibility scoring via a third-party tool, Siteimprove. \"Pre October 2024, we were at 79.8 for our score... Today, we are at 86.1, and the government benchmark is 87.6,\" Crossman said. Staff said the implementation will address the remaining identified issues; they reported resolving 49 of 68 initial accessibility issues and having 19 remaining to resolve.

Presenters demonstrated visual and functional changes in the preview: a homepage hero video, bolder colors and new card styles, revised event calendar styling, a split \"connect\" section for contact numbers and sign-ups, an expanded multi-level menu for desktop and mobile views, continued integration of translation widgets (Google Translate), and an updated search interface. Hare said revised alert styling and featured links in menus will be more prominent to users.

Staff supplied an implementation timeline: initial styling updates to be pushed in June, platform upgrades in the second half of 2025, and content cleanup and department-level training to follow. Nicole (staff member) said the team plans to present the design to the county's Access Advisory Board for public feedback once it is live.

The county confirmed that it currently streams commission meetings via its agenda/minutes platform, Granicus, and also streams on Facebook and YouTube. Staff said the new site will not interrupt regular operations because the launch will occur outside standard office hours. No formal vote or budget change was recorded during the presentation.

Clarifying details from the meeting: the county hired Exemplify after a 2024 RFP and allocated $100,000 for the redesign; Siteimprove scores cited were 79.8 (pre-October 2024), 81.9 (October implementation), 85.6 (December 2024), and 86.1 (current); government benchmark listed as 87.6; staff resolved 49 of 68 issues noted by Siteimprove and plan further remediation after the live launch. Staff estimated the launch would occur the week following the meeting or the week after that, with additional platform upgrades later in 2025.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners Agenda Review Meeting - 5/930/2025","oneSentenceSummary","IT and communications staff previewed a new Sedgwick County website design developed with vendor Exemplify and reported stepwise ADA improvements measured by Siteimprove; implementation expected in the next two weeks with additional platform upgrades later in 2025.","taxTitle","Sedgwick County, Kansas","taxId",2883,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6534174,"Sedgwick County adds recurring weekly budget discussions ahead of August adoption",842,78000,920000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3636444-38e7ac9f46b934134bd9b0ba7c312737&start=78&end=920","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3636444-38e7ac9f46b934134bd9b0ba7c312737/thumbnail_78000.jpg","/articles/6534174/Sedgwick-County/Kansas/Sedgwick-County-adds-recurring-weekly-budget-discussions-ahead-of-August-adoption","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6534174-2544cd0847c8629922fc5611ceea989b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770886599&Signature=U9nf918RxpSWBfF1~qe0isXpQRsxIyDz3of3nHcToAMRwRqshYd3Vw1ogtiO6JHY5z1Gqqi-Ni5XhtiF4HTvQ9zCwPEmfDM8Q~HlZLI08CPZ0EZc-mB-OOGMmhbODcrKkmJdrY9eKeZe3jfHtG-Q2J~2xW4zhAVSHTVg5PRFLVs-Olo0Il3TmFOy7B6YG5PYK9-wLzxwamH5MJX~AC~s~oy~1L07tAsm~86gxLqEWkePFApAJ3ZuAc1JZ1RXv0lPv~AuOd7YFI~xp9m7HQojMHLJrO1t-VqpJymXQYmjhp-AsioEmkM3BhW9um5AQ7heNFLA0x3z0NJhveUVzzsq6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sedgwick County commissioners agreed to add a recurring weekly budget discussion to their Wednesday staff meetings so commissioners can publicly vet potential motions and questions before formal budget adoption in August.

County staff said the standing item will be used to raise questions, preview potential motions and report results from the county's online budget simulator. \"This is an opportunity for us to ask questions relative to the budget...and really use this time to vet some of that out so that on adoption day, there's no surprises,\" said Tom (staff member).

The change responds in part to the county's public engagement process: staff said data from the county's budget simulator, which the public could use through the day of the meeting, will be presented to the board the following Tuesday and can inform the Wednesday discussions. \"Those Wednesday conversations with the standing budget agenda item would also be an opportunity for us to report out anything that you hear through that process that you want to make sure that we communicate back out to the public,\" said Lindsay (staff member).

Staff outlined a timeline for the coming weeks: simulator results will be presented Tuesday; a capital-improvement-plan (CIP) workshop is scheduled for June 9 to discuss the fire training ground, the ConCare complex and the regional forensic science center; June 17 is described as the county manager's deadline for decisions to be included in the recommended budget; the recommended budget and the \"last update\" will be published in mid‑July; and budget adoption is scheduled for Aug. 20. Staff warned that after the recommended budget and last update are published, the total budget cannot be raised, only reduced or reallocated.

Staff emphasized the standing weekly item is intended to reduce surprise proposals on adoption day and allow commissioners to coordinate with finance before formal votes. Commissioners referenced the item as a recurring opportunity to raise new ideas or follow up on items not previously included in the proposed budget.

No formal motions or votes were recorded on this topic during the meeting; the discussion produced direction from staff to add the recurring agenda item and to present simulator data and other updates ahead of the recommended budget publication.

Clarifying details available from the meeting: the county manager decision deadline for recommended-budget content is June 17; the recommended budget/last update will be released in mid‑July; the public hearing and revenue-neutral-rate hearing process will run between the last update and the Aug. 20 adoption date. The budget simulator results were scheduled to be presented to the commission the Tuesday following the meeting.","County staff told commissioners they will add a standing weekly budget discussion item to public Wednesday meetings so commissioners can vet ideas and avoid surprise motions before the August budget adoption; staff outlined key dates including a mid‑July recommended budget and an Aug. 20 adoption date.","actionData","errors"]

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Sedgwick County previews redesigned website, says ADA compliance will improve

Sedgwick County adds recurring weekly budget discussions ahead of August adoption