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> Subjects > Information Services > Webmasters Meetings > Sepbember 22, 2005 > Topics related to Web site redesign and management

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Local Government Webmasters Meeting Group Discussion - September 22, 2005

Topics related to Web site redesign and management

Members of the group provided advice on effective site redesign and other site management issues:

Following web standards is essential during site redesign
Look at different information architectures when redesigning sites
- The City of Kent, Washington reduced number of pages on their site from 2,500 to 1,500 pages through information architecture; the city followed the California County Information Architecture Project standards; other sites that use this architecture include www.mynevadacounty.com and www.co.sanmateo.ca.us
Accept city- or county-wide design standards
- Choose standards using a steering committee or a third-party contractor
- Get feedback on proposed standards from departments and get high-level support from officials and managers
- Adopt same design standards in all departments and make them easily available for reference
- Have edited pages from department editors checked in after review
Don't reinvent the wheel during your redesign if you can take advantage of new applications, like those on www.eCityGov.net
Carefully consider the implications of content management systems and review your process of publishing pages
For emergency management purposes, Tom Braman of King County recommended establishing a secondary domain name hosted by an out-of-state entity; in this case the secondary domain name is hosted by another government whose own backup domain name is hosted by King County
Snohomish County is using a Google Mini appliance for its search system

Notes provided by Quinn Robinson, Web Services Specialist, Municipal Research & Services Center of Washington; information and links are provided for convenience and not as an endorsement of specific products or services mentioned. Top of Page | Previous Page | About MRSC | Site Index | Contact Us | Home