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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 14, 2014 Action Agenda Item No. 6 SUBJECT: Website Design Presentation DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Design Concept Image & Survey Results 1 INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Banks, Public Affairs, 919 - 245 -2302 Jim Northrup, Information Technologies, 919- 245 -2276 PURPOSE: To provide a status report on the redesign of the County Web site. BACKGROUND: • In July 2014, a Web site Design Committee was assembled made up of representatives from several County departments to guide the design process. • The Design Committee has received the second of three initial design concepts. • On September 9, 2014 the Web Masters were consulted for input on the current design concept (version 2 of 3) and their feedback was solicited in a survey. • The Web Masters shared the design concept with their respective department heads for additional feedback to aid in completing the survey. • Public Focus Groups were held on September 15 and September 17 to solicit input from residents regarding the design. • Changes will be presented to the vendor based on feedback received from all stakeholders. • The same Focus Groups will be solicited at various stages of the design process regarding the functionality. • Use of Public Focus Groups will occur during the usability stage of the design process. • The Design Committee, Web Masters and Department staff are developing the preliminary placement of the navigation for County services on the new site • The BOCC will receive additional updates throughout the process leading up to the launch of the Web site, which is anticipated in early 2015. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The current website redesign project was fully funded FY 2014 and is due for completion in January FY 2015. The project will be completed at or under budget. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board provide feedback to staff regarding the design concept and direction staff is taking with the redesign effort.