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New Carlisle staff warn municipal website noncompliant with ADA; estimate $10–15K implementation and 12-week build
Summary
City Manager told council the municipal website does not meet ADA/WCAG standards and staff have vendor proposals; estimated one-time costs of roughly $10,000–$15,000 and $5,000 annual maintenance, and a 12‑week build timeline to meet an April compliance deadline for cities under 50,000.
City of New Carlisle staff told council on Feb. 17 that an Ohio state mandate requires municipal websites to meet accessibility standards (WCAG/ADA) and that the city's current website is not compliant. The manager said staff met with a vendor (Civics Plus was cited) that demonstrated accessibility tools and offered a proposal; estimated implementation…
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