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GovOffice Site
To participate or for
more
information,
contact:
Mike
Chaloupka (Avenet)
toll-free (877) 564-4979 ext.203
Current
Maine GovOffice sites
as of 6/1/07: (57
sites)
Arundel
Auburn
Baileyville
Berwick [new 10/3/06]
Biddeford
Blue Hill
Brooks
Buckfield
Calais
Chelsea
China
Clinton
Corinna
Dixmont
Dover-Foxcroft
Greenwood
Hallowell
Hampden
Harpswell
Houlton
Kennebunk
Kingfield
Lubec [New 4/2007]
Madison [New 11/20/07]
Manchester
Mariaville
Mechanic
Falls
Milford [new 3/1/07]
Monmouth
Naples
New
Gloucester
Nobleboro
North
Yarmouth
Oakland
Ogunquit
Old
Orchard Beach
Old Town [New 1/2007]
Orrington
Palmyra
Pittsfield
Presque
Isle
Randolph
Readfield
St. Albans
Sanford
Solon
South
Portland
Surry
Topsham
Union
Washington
Wells
West
Bath
Westbrook
Whitefield [New 4/2007]
Winthrop
Wiscasset
Yarmouth
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"GovOffice seemed to be a youthful staff and I
was a little hesitant, but they proved to be able to answer all my questions. .
. . They were very nice, laid back, low pressure, and seemed to have all the
time in the world to "deal" with me. I have nothing but good things to say
about them, and they got my site up and running very quickly.
I really can't say how much time, effort, and frustration getting a website up
and running this way has saved me, but I am sure it is significant." -
David Williams, Town Administrator,
West Bath
GovOffice
allows municipalities to build
and
maintain
websites over the Internet - there's
no software to install; only a
computer, an Internet connection,
and Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
are needed. The tool allows cities
to choose from a wide array of
functions and features, such as
posting information on city services,
publicizing community events,
providing online forms for citizens
to submit information, conducting
online polls, etc.
In
putting
information
on
to
municipal
sites,
staff
who
are
familiar
with
Microsoft
Word
will
be
able
to
learn
the
administrative
tools
very
easily
-
no
specific
programming
language
is
needed,
and
training
usually
involves
a
one-hour
call
to
the
GovOffice
Customer
Service
Center.
Staff
can
also
delegate
authority
to
various
staff
members
for
making
modifications
to
specific
sections
of
the
site,
and
can
customize
the
site
to
have
a
unique "look
and
feel" that
represents
their
community.
All
sites
built
through
the
municipal
version
of
GovOffice.com
will
also
be
designed
to
ADA
specifications,
incorporating
elements
that
allow
those
who
are
visually
impaired
to
read
the
site
using
special
software.
The
sites
are
hosted
by
Qwest
through
their
relationship
with
GovOffice.com,
and
there
is
no
limit
on
the
number
of
pages
cities
can
create
on
their
sites.
GovOffice
CMS
(content
management
system)
was
created
to
enable
local
governments
of
all
sizes
to
communicate
with
their
citizens
over
the
Internet.
Since
its
official
launch,
over
600
local
governments
in
41
states
and
two
Canadian
provinces
-
with
populations
of
less
than
200
to
more
than
50,000
-
are
using
GovOffice
CMS.
Some comments from our pilot site participants:
“I would rate it (the product) 4 out of 5 stars.”
“Overall I like the product, and I am still excited about
the time and money this will save the City.”
“I am extremely impressed with
the ease of use for many sections.”
“It’s very easy and intuitive.”
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