The “Award-Winning” Newsletter for City of Fayetteville Employees
Fire/Emergency Management Recognized for ISO Class 1 Rating
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015 Vol. 3, No. 2
City Launches New Website to Improve Information Sharing to Citizens The City of Fayetteville launched its newly redesigned website, www.FayettevilleNC.gov, Oct. 1, greatly improving the way it presents information to its citizens. The newly designed site makes it much easier to find information about the City and its services. Prominent features on the site include: a robust “How Do I” menu that includes the most likely services and pages citizens typically seek on municipal websites, a landing page that easily points citizens to all of the City’s social media sites, an “Around the City’ rotating banner showcasing the City’s most newsworthy topics, a City events calendar/meetings/public notices section placed prominently on the front page, a robust “search” capability that will allow for a thorough review of all City pages, a “hot topics” section at the top of the page to learn about issues of a breaking news nature, the ability to look up information on elected officials, and finally, the site will be mobile-friendly and accessible from smart phones. The old web address, www.CityOfFayetteville.org, will redirect to the new website. Departmental websites for Police, Fire/Emergency Management, Parks & Recreation and Transit will migrate into the new website later in the fiscal year.
North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Wayne Goodwin (left) and Mayor Nat Robertson (right) award Fire Chief Ben Major (center) and the Fayetteville Fire/Emergency Management Department for achieving the highest possible inspections rating - the ISO Class 1 at the Oct. 26 City Council Meeting.
Medlock Participates in White House Forum Police Chief Harold Medlock was invited to the White House to participate in a forum Oct. 22. Chief Medlock participated in an “Arm Chair Discussion” with President Obama to discuss implementation of the “Police Data Initiative,” which is included in the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. Fayetteville, along with about 25 other cities nationwide, was chosen to participate in this discussion. Topics discussed included the behind the scenes work and progress being made towards transparency through projects such as the Fayetteville Police Department’s new Open Data Portal, body cameras and community engagement efforts. The focus highlighted local efforts being made to invest in our communities and to improve America’s Criminal Justice System.
“The new website will drastically improve the way we are able to share information with our citizens, whether it is simply helping them more easily locate a specific department within the City or learning about upcoming City-sponsored events or meetings,” said Kevin V. Arata, the City’s Corporate Communications Director. “The teamwork between our Corporate Communications Department, the Information Technology Department and the more than 30 content managers across the City to make this happen was critical to the success of our new site. It truly has been a group effort. We expect our citizens will find an enjoyable experience when they come to visit our page.” The last major redesign of the website occurred more than six years ago. The City partnered with Vision Internet, out of California, to design this site, which has produced hundreds of high-quality state-of-the art municipal websites across the country.
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