Local government websites

Websites residents can use, built to the ADA rule

For towns, cities, counties and utility districts: WCAG 2.1 AA from the first page, agendas and alerts that are easy to find, and online payments and forms that take pressure off the front counter.

What residents expect from you online

Most residents already reach you through the website first.

88%

of residents who find their local government website easy to use trust their local government, versus 43% who find it hard.

CivicPlus Resident Satisfaction report, 2025

72%

of residents interact with their local government through digital channels.

CivicPlus Resident Satisfaction report, 2025

63%

of people have paid a local government bill online.

Springbrook Research Institute, via GovTech, 2023

Trust in local government by website ease of use

Share of residents who trust their local government, by how easy the website is to use0%25%50%75%100%88%Website is easy to use43%Website is hard to use
Share of residents who trust their local government, by how easy the website is to use
Website experienceTrust
Website is easy to use88%
Website is hard to use43%
Source: CivicPlus Resident Satisfaction report, 2025 (26,000+ respondents)

A usable website builds public trust

CivicPlus found a 45-point trust gap between residents who find their local government website easy to use and those who do not. Every request handled online is also one less phone call or trip to the counter for your staff.

What an InsuredCo government website includes

Meetings and transparency

Resident services

Communication

Utility districts

ADA Title II, handled

The Department of Justice requires state and local government websites to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA. After the April 2026 extension, entities serving 50,000 or more people must comply by April 26, 2027, and smaller entities and special districts by April 26, 2028.

How a government website project runs

Listen

Staff and resident needs, current content and documents.

Organize

A task-based site map and a content cleanup plan.

Build

Accessible design, forms, payments and alerts.

Train and support

Ongoing content updates, hosting and accessibility checks, all managed by our team.

Common questions

We do. Departments simply send us their agendas, notices and updates, and our team publishes them accurately, accessibly and promptly. Your staff remain focused on serving residents, with no software to learn and no website to maintain.

Yes. We plan the migration with you, prioritize current and frequently used documents and remediate them for accessibility.

We link to or embed the payment portals governments already use, and can build secure forms that hand off to them.

Get ahead of the Title II deadline

Tell us about your community and your current website. We will outline a path to an accessible, resident-friendly site before your compliance date.