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Beaver City council approves $15,000 website modernization to meet accessibility rules
Summary
The Beaver City Council voted to hire Monroe Mountain Marketing to rebuild the city website with mobile-first design and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility features. The contract is for $15,000 with a $1,000 annual hosting and support package for 2026; the vendor will provide admin dashboards, department access controls and a social-media rollout.
Beaver City Council approved a proposal on Oct. 28 to modernize the city website and bring it into compliance with recent accessibility guidance.
Monroe Mountain Marketing owner Devin Wolsey told the council the project would deliver a mobile-first site, meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards, provide a content-management dashboard for department-level updates and include analytics and user-testing. Wolsey said the build is priced at $15,000 with a $1,000 annual hosting, security and support package for 2026. The proposal also includes 15 branded social-media graphics and scheduled posts to promote a launch campaign.
“Accessibility provides equal access to users with disabilities,” Wolsey said during his presentation, adding specifics such as keyboard navigation, image alternative text and contrast adjustments. He described user testing that will record user screen activity behind a cookie consent banner to identify “desired paths” and refine navigation after launch.
Council members pressed for operational details including the ability to tag and email utility customers, mass-texting options and the ability for local organizations to update their own pages. Wolsey said the platform supports segmented mailing lists (for example, tagging utility bill payers), two-way text messaging from a city number and limited access for partner organizations such as the pool or library.
Council member Lance Cox moved to accept the proposal; Council member Allison Webb seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote.
The consultant proposed a phased rollout beginning with planning and kickoff, design and migration over weeks 1–6, and a soft launch with an accessibility audit and training in weeks 7–8. Wolsey recommended a Jan. 1 public launch and said the vendor’s accessibility testing found the current site failed multiple checks. He recommended changing the domain to a city-owned beavercity.gov if the council chooses.
Next steps: the city will finalize the contract language and schedule the vendor kickoff meeting. The council recorded no conditions on the motion beyond standard contracting steps.
