A city website residents can actually use
Clear services, readable on a phone, accessible by design, and simple enough for your staff to update. You own the code, content and data.
A small site starts in the calculator. For multi-department sites, document migration or procurement requirements we write a scoped quote.
The problem in plain terms
Hard to find the right page
Residents search for a permit or a pickup day and land on a PDF.
Not usable on a phone
Most visits happen on mobile and older sites do not adapt.
Dependent on a vendor
Every edit is a ticket and a wait.
What we build
Business website
Home, services and contact pages to a fixed page count per tier.
from $1,490Website care plan
Hosting, backups, security monitoring and edit hours.
from $89/moWebsite speed tune-up
Audit and fixes for slow pages.
from $97Tracking and reporting
Know what residents look for, with a monthly report.
from $99/mo + $600 setupWhat a modern municipal website looks like
Accessible from day one
Pages, forms and documents are built and tested toward WCAG 2.1 AA before launch.
Mobile-first responsive design
Most visits happen on phones, so the site is designed for small screens first.
Open-source CMS, you own everything
WordPress or a static architecture. No proprietary lock-in: your code, data and infrastructure.
Department pages
Each department gets a structured page with contact details, hours, services and documents.
Online forms for permits and requests
Residents can submit applications without visiting city hall or calling during business hours.
Meeting calendar with agendas
Council meetings, hearings and committee schedules with downloadable agendas and minutes.
Emergency alert banner
Push critical notices to the top of every page: weather, road closures, public safety.
Multilingual support
English and Spanish are common starting points. More languages based on community needs.
Accessible document library
Searchable center for ordinances, budgets, plans and public records.
Staff-friendly editor with training
Your team can update pages, post news and publish documents without a developer.
How we build municipal websites
Discover
We review your current site, content inventory, department needs and resident feedback.
Design
Clean, accessible design approved by your team, with a sitemap built around how residents look for services.
Build
Development on an open-source CMS, built toward WCAG 2.1 AA, with content migration and integrations scoped in the quote.
Launch
Staff training, documentation, QA testing, soft launch, then full launch.
Open-source site vs. hosted platform
How an open-source municipal website differs from a typical hosted platform. Details vary by vendor and contract.
| Feature | Open-source site by smrtLV.io | Typical hosted municipal platform |
|---|---|---|
| Platform license | No platform license for the site code. Hosting and care plan are priced separately. | A recurring platform license |
| Code ownership | You own it | Depends on the vendor contract |
| Customization | Open code, changes scoped by you | Limited to what the platform allows |
| Accessibility | Tested toward WCAG 2.1 AA during the build | Varies by platform and templates |
| Migration | Scoped by page and document count | Depends on the export options |
| Multilingual | Scoped per language | Often an extra module |
| AI chat | Available | Often a separate product |
How it works
Tell us the scope
Send what you manage and what must change. Small sites can start in the calculator.
Get a written scope and price
You receive a fixed scope and quote before any work begins.
We build, test and hand over
You own the code, content and data. We test against accessibility checks before launch.
What we will not promise
- We do not hold a VPAT, ACR or third-party accessibility certification we can show you today. We build and test toward WCAG 2.1 AA and tell you what we found, and any formal audit would be done by an independent auditor you choose.
- We have no SOC 2, StateRAMP or FedRAMP authorization.
- We are not a general government contractor. We build and run websites, search, AI chat and related digital work for agencies and the organizations that serve them.
- Public-sector work has its own procurement rules. Ask us what we can supply and we will say plainly what we cannot.
- Large or custom projects are scoped and written down before work starts.
Frequently asked questions
Start with the right door
Small sites can be priced in the calculator. Larger or custom work starts with a short scoped quote request.