Municipalities
Municipalité de Saint-Aurèle-des-Monts
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Demo sites: municipal
Website design for municipalities
A municipal website lets residents quickly find public notices, council agendas and minutes, the waste collection schedule, alerts such as a boil-water advisory and recreation registration. It stays usable with a keyboard, with a screen reader and on an old phone, because it serves the whole population.
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Demo websites: Municipalities
How should a municipality publish public notices online?
Public notices are often the most visited page, and the most poorly organized. A Quebec municipality that has adopted a by-law on publishing its public notices online must post them according to that by-law, which makes the website the official place to look. Each notice gets its own dated page, with the full text readable on screen and the signed PDF attached. Notices are sorted by type: elections, loan by-laws, minor exemptions, calls for tenders. An archive filtered by year saves town hall staff from answering calls about questions a notice already settled.
What do residents need to find about council meetings?
People want to know when council sits, what will be discussed and what was decided. The year's meeting calendar, the agenda posted before each meeting and the adopted minutes are the minimum. When the municipality records its meetings, the video sits on the same page as the agenda, and the minutes are added once adopted. A keyword search inside the minutes, for paving or the name of a road, helps residents and staff alike. The council page lists each member's district and a way to reach them.
How can a municipality warn residents quickly during an emergency?
Boil-water advisories, road closures, water main breaks, storms: these messages can't wait for the next newsletter. The site shows an alert banner across the top of every page, and staff turn it on themselves in a few clicks, without calling the web provider. The same alert can go out by email or text to residents who signed up for it. The collection calendar works the same way: residents enter their address, see their garbage, recycling and compost days, and can ask for a reminder the evening before. Recreation follows with the program, online registration and bookings for halls or fields.
What a municipal website should include
| Element | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Dated, archived public notices | Residents find the official notice and its publication date without calling town hall. |
| Council meetings and minutes | The agenda, the video and the adopted decisions are all in one place. |
| Collection schedule by address | Each household sees its own pickup days instead of decoding a chart. |
| Alert banner staff can switch on | A boil-water advisory or road closure goes online as soon as the decision is made. |
| Keyboard and screen reader access | A municipal site serves everyone, including seniors and people with disabilities. |
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions: Municipalities
Does a municipal website have to be accessible?
Quebec government departments and public bodies follow government web accessibility standards, and many municipalities use them as their reference. Whatever exact obligation applies to you, a site that works with a keyboard and has good contrast and text alternatives serves the whole population. The municipality confirms its specific obligations with its legal advisor.
Can municipal staff post notices and news themselves?
Yes. The site comes with an editor where the clerk's office or general management posts a notice, minutes or news without touching code. Each person has their own login, and what each one is allowed to publish can be limited.
Can the website handle recreation registration and hall bookings?
Yes. The recreation program is published by season, and registration happens online, with or without payment depending on the municipality's choice. If the municipality already uses a registration platform, the site links to it instead of replacing it.
Can a Quebec municipality have an English website?
Generally, a Quebec municipality communicates in French, as the Charter of the French Language provides. A municipality recognized under the Charter can also offer a version in another language. Its status determines what is allowed, so that is the first thing to check.
How much does a site like these cost, and how long does it take to go live?
The price is set after a no-commitment scoping meeting, based on the number of pages, the languages, the copy to write and features like booking or an online store. A simple showcase site goes live quickly; an online store or a client portal takes longer. If you have a fixed date, we build the schedule around it.
Do I own the website?
Yes. The domain name is registered in your name, the copy, images and analytics are yours, and the code is handed over on request.
Does one of these sites feel like you?
Tell us which one and tell us about your business. We will come back with a mockup in your colours and a clear price.