Add Minutes & Agendas

Updated on September 16, 2024

This guide is tailored for our city and government websites.

If your site was built after 2023, it likely includes a ‘City Documents’ post type to organize and display minutes and agendas. To make the process smoother, start by preparing your minutes and agendas in a Word document, rather than a PDF. This format will save you time when copying and pasting the content into the website. You won’t need to upload the actual document, but instead, follow the steps below to easily transfer the content.

  1. Log in to your website.
  2. From the Dashboard, hover over “City Documents” and click “Add New”.
  3. Title the post using a consistent format, such as “City Council Minutes – [date].”
  4. Open your Word document, highlight the entire content, and copy it.
  5. Return to the website, place your cursor in the content area (the large white section), and paste the content. The formatting, such as bullets, will be preserved from the Word document.
  6. Scroll to the top of the page and look at the right column. Under “Document Departments,” select the relevant department (likely “City Council”), choose the correct year under “Document Years,” and select “Minutes & Agendas” under “Document Types.”
  7. Click “Publish.”
  8. Go to the front-end of your site where minutes and agendas are displayed. Ensure your new post appears in the correct year’s accordion. If it doesn’t, double-check that you selected the correct categories and published it.

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