Council website to combine district and member pages, add district lookup and mobile features

Margaret Darby told the executive committee that the council’s website is being redesigned to combine council member pages with district pages so residents can find district maps, member contact details and district data in one place.

Under the redesign, individual council pages will include a member photo, contact information, biography, committee and chair assignments, district population data and links to district maps. The main council landing page will include an address lookup that takes users directly to the appropriate member page. Darby said the pages will be mobile responsive and will include community event listings for publicly noticed meetings.

Why it matters: staff said the change simplifies public access to council information and reduces confusion about where to find member and district materials. Darby said the redesign has been a multi‑meeting effort with ITS and vendor Netango and that the office hopes to roll the pages out once they select a front‑page chamber photo.

Rollout details: staff discussed taking a group photo at an upcoming council meeting (the first November meeting was suggested) to feature on the site. The vice mayor and staff said members will be able to update their biography content and that staff will publish the directory and district lookup to SharePoint and the public site when ready.