Democracy means public meetings and the involvement of many people. Public meetings mean agendas and the ensuing minutes. NovusAGENDA is a tool created to take paper, the duplication of effort and material, and inherent inefficiencies out of the process of creating agendas, assembling informational packets for meetings, tracking progress on agenda items and disseminating both agendas and minutes to board members and the public.

The process is simple: department staff log into the program and add items for an upcoming meeting. After the document has moved through an established department-to-department workflow, the agenda coordinator reviews and publishes the agenda to the Web. During the actual meeting, minutes and votes are recorded directly into the program. The minutes are published as a draft and circulated for approval. After approval, minutes can instantly be published on the Internet.

Along the way there is no need to print anything on paper, but if anyone requests a printed version, everything is formatted and ready to be printed. NovusAGENDA provides a unique customization feature to assure that the format you are accustomed to using will match your current agenda templates. All agendas, minutes, and supporting documents are accessible at all times through a secure computer interface assigned to the agenda coordinator. With just a click of a mouse, the agenda coordinator can oversee the entire agenda process by publishing agendas and minutes right from his or her desk. To learn more about NovusAGENDA’s Web-based software, sign up for one of our free webinar demonstrations at www.generalcode.com/webinars.

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