Completed Drupal site or project URL: http://www.chicityclerk.com

Chicago’s Office of the City Clerk (“OCC”) is the most visited office in Chicago government. Citizens regularly use the OCC’s primary website to get information about how to purchase Chicago city vehicle stickers, search prior City Council agendas and legislation, and tune in for the live streaming of Chicago City Council meetings.

The office is known for its technological innovation: it recently moved the purchase of Chicago city vehicle stickers to a year-round online purchasing system, replacing the nearly century-old process of having citizens stand in line once a year to purchase such stickers in person. That mission of innovation was not reflected in its old website, however. The old website was a mix of WordPress and custom PHP files, with document storage split across multiple domains.

On the old site, maintenance was difficult, with simple site content changes often requiring a knowledge of HTML and CSS that OCC staff didn’t have. Additionally, the site was not easily used from mobile devices, despite the fact that nearly 50% of the site traffic came from such devices. OCC knew that it needed an overhaul for its website in order to serve the residents of Chicago for years to come.

Key modules/theme/distribution used: Feed ImportCORSSecurity ReviewSecurity KitDraggableViewsViews DatasourceTeam members: Marc DeLayDrupalKellyTgjangelo