What people are saying

Experience the solution at the City of Lakewood, City of Wheat Ridge, and City of Grand Junction, Colorado.

“Lakewood has seen a huge increase in participation using People Speak. Our City Council appreciates the increased participation and our residents love the new access to information and additional ability to comment.”

– Adam Paul, Mayor, City of Lakewood

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“People Speak makes public hearings transparent, convenient, easy, and inclusive. We began using it for online participation for public hearings. As we transitioned our focus to virtual meetings for Planning Commission and City Council, we’ve adopted the use of the platform for packet management for public meetings as well. It is a great product and tool—easy for the public and for staff!”

– Lauren Mikulak, AICP, Planning Manager, City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado

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“We held our first planning commission meeting last night and conducted a full quasi-judicial hearing. Our planning commissioners really liked utilizing the platform and were impressed at how quickly we were able to get this up and running. We are so pleased with your responsiveness, willingness to troubleshoot and help train, and your attention to detail.”

– Tamra Allen, City of Grand Junction Community Development Director

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Rise of the Virtual City Hall

“The pandemic coupled with the economic downturn forced the City to exercise immediate fiscal constraint while maintaining essential services. Simultaneously, the rapid spread of COVID-19 resulted in declining staff capacity that ultimately disrupted day-to-day operations. As we explored ways to do more with less, we realized that our internal systems and processes were antiquated, disjointed, duplicative and underperforming. By summer of 2020, we quickly realized that modernizing our technology systems was absolutely vital to building a resilient municipal government.”

- Javier Hernandez, Assistant to the City Manager City of Pico Rivera

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Public Hearings: Evolving to the Hybrid Format

“Our Commissioners have loved it, and say that it not only helps them better prepare for the meeting, but the format in which the software organizes the agenda items makes it easier for them to track in real time.”

- Jason Zimmerman, Planning Manager, City of Golden Valley

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“The People Speak product has transformed how our city interacts with the public – participation at City Council meetings has never been higher or easier to manage. The team is quick to respond to support issues and constantly delivers innovation. In 2019, we partnered to innovate packet-building – previously an hours long process that can now be done, remarkably, in just minutes. It’s rare to find government technology that truly makes your life easier. Every City Clerk should be looking at this product.”

- Michele Millard, City Clerk, City of Lakewood