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Boone seeks new city website; council authorizes staff to explore options and potential budget amendment
Summary
City administrator Andrea told the council the current website host will stop service after Dec. 31; council authorized staff to continue vendor evaluations and return with a recommendation and potential budget amendment to cover redesign and ADA remediation.
City administrator Andrea told the Boone City Council that the city’s current website provider will stop hosting the site after Dec. 31, and staff presented three vendor options and pricing ranges during an extended report.
Andrea said staff received a CivicPlus estimate (a standard package and a premium option), a midrange quote from Revive and a lower‑cost design option from ProudCity. She highlighted an ADA‑compliance requirement tied to federal Department of Justice enforcement and said staff had a quote for an accessibility add‑on that would also address PDF/application accessibility. Andrea asked for council approval to continue exploring options and to prepare a recommendation; she also asked that the council consider a budget amendment drawing on remaining local option sales tax funds to cover redesign and compliance costs.
Council members discussed timelines and training needs, and one member moved (seconded) to allow staff to continue vendor evaluations and to return with a budget recommendation; the motion passed by roll call with affirmative votes recorded for Lamson, Angstrom, Hammer, Henson, O Kelly and Mormon.
Andrea said the city has received varied quotes: staff reported roughly $25,447 for a CivicPlus standard package and about $31,000 for a premium option; Revive’s quote was described at about $16,300; staff also noted a quoted ADA‑compliance service and ongoing annual costs. (Transcript contains numeric transcription inconsistencies; figures above reflect staff statements reported at the meeting.)
Council gave staff authority to proceed with more detailed vendor evaluation and to return with a funding recommendation; no final contract or budget amendment was approved at this meeting.
