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City previews redesigned website and council dashboard; launch set for January 2026
Summary
Communications and the Office of Performance Management showed a WordPress-based site built to WCAG 2.1 AA standards, new branding and a dashboard that ties council goals to real-time metrics; staff set user testing for December and a public launch in January 2026.
Renee Mitchell, communications and engagement officer, and web staff presented a near-final redesign of the City of Bend website and a preview of a new council dashboard, saying the site will replace the city’s current Granicus Vision platform with WordPress and modern accessibility features. “We’re redesigning the website, looking at the community needs at the forefront of the design process,” Mitchell said, adding the site will meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standards.
Staff proposed the site as…
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