February 17, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COUNCIL CALENDAR NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
DECATUR – Residents can now follow the activities of the the Decatur City Council through a new council calendar on the City of Decatur’s web site at www.decaturil.gov.
The calendar will be updated regularly with upcoming agenda items and information regarding special council meetings, sessions and important city government dates. visitors to the web site can click the “council calendar” button on the left side of the page to access the calendar.
"This calendar is an important planning tool that will serve as a roadmap for the council and city staff as we work on the goals we've established for the City of Decatur,” said Councilman Laegeler, who has advocated for the council calendar for some time now. “Just as important is the fact that residents will now know what's coming up in advance of meetings so they can weigh in on items of interest if they so desire."
The calendar joins a list of informational tools designed to keep the public better informed about activities in Decatur city government including:
- Facebook - The City’s Facebook page continues to be a popular information site for residents, having garnered 605 fans since its inception in October.
- Email news update signup at www.decaturil.gov - Visitors to the city’s web site can sign up to have news releases sent directly to their email address.
- The City’s Web Page at www.decaturil.gov - New web stories are added here regularly in addition to public documents and other information about city programs and new videos under the ACCESSDecatur button. Site visitors can also submit questions by clicking the “Public Information” button and then “Send us your questions or comments.”
- ACCESSDecatur (Cable TV Channel 18) – This channel now broadcasts city information 24 hours per day, everything from videos about city information and upcoming court cases to road closures and information about the latest parking violators.
- TWITTER - Decatur residents and people worldwide for that matter can now stay informed about happenings with Decatur city government by signing up to follow us on Twitter, the free social networking site allowing users to send and receive short bursts of information via the web, cell phones and other technology. The city’s information can be accessed at twitter.com/accessdecatur.
- www.youtube.com/accessdecatur - The city recently established its own YouTube channel, regularly posting short informational videos.
The city is also developing a combination online/printed newsletter to be distributed to local residents. For more information call 424-2801.