Technology can be used a bridge that connects you and your community.

Through mobile applications, we can reach our citizens in a quick, ultra-timely manner that blasts out a message to a huge following. Important voting instructions, emergency information, tips for staying safe in natural disasters - you name it, social media is the solution to sharing it. In this day and age, every city manager should have some sort of social media platform to communicate with their fellow employees and citizens. Facebook, Twitter, even Instagram are great tools that allow for user-friendly, easy communication.

ICMA shared a wonderful success story involving the power of social media. Back in 2o16, the city of Austin, Texas experienced a life threatening flash flood. The city is the 11th largest in the United States, home to 1.25 million living in the metro area. The city held its breath as the flash flood occurred quickly and management decided they needed to reach as many residents as possible via social media.

Using a website and a social media hashtag, #ATXFloods Austin was able to reach a large portion of the population. Updates and safety instructions were shared and even able to be translated via Google Translate to reach even more people.

All standardized messaging is stored in an easily accessed, redundant hard-copy and cloud-based folder available to any responding public information officer.

The power of social media lies in the fact that it is so easily posted for millions of users to see and the information is clear, concise and timely. 2017 is about realizing that you can work smarter, not harder, to better serve your community. CityForce, the innovative all-in-one software suite, has the same goal in mind - reach more residents, easily complete tasks quicker and more thoroughly.

We offer 3 programs in which you can optimize your city:

INSPECT

CityForce INSPECT is our mobile Inspection application designed to streamline your program and permit inspector's workflow