Roswell Launches New Civic Engagement Platform

ROSWELL, GA —The city of Roswell has rolled out a new online platform designed to engage residents and business owners about important issues, projects and services.

While it uses many traditional and electronic platforms to connect with the public, the new tool, Open Town Hall, will provide "opportunities for direct and enhanced civic participation," the city said.

"Our community will be able to have conversations in a secure and civil public space, where information can be shared and collected easily and effectively — thereby increasing community education and government transparency," said Julie Brechbill, Roswell's community relations manager. "Open Town Hall is an easy way to empower more residents to participate in city decisions from the privacy and convenience of their home, or anywhere."

To launch the new platform, the city's first topic/survey will gauge the effectiveness of Roswell public communications. All members of the community are encouraged to click here to sign up and to respond to that first survey. Doing so will enter you into two separate drawings for two $25 Visa gift cards.

Visit the city's Open Town hall website to:

• Create an Account: Select “Sign In” from the bar at the top of the page to register (first visit) or sign in (subsequent visits).
• Subscribe to Roswell Open Town Hall: Enter your email address and click the “Subscribe” button on the home page to receive updates. You'll get e-mails announcing new topics and the outcome of existing topics.
• View and Respond to Open Topics: Active topics and surveys will be listed under the “Open Topics” tab. Select “Go to the topic” to join the conversation.

As with any public comment process, participation in Roswell Open Town Hall is voluntary; city officials will consider input from this forum along with all other channels for participation.

Roswell Open Town Hall is run by OpenGov, a non-partisan company whose mission is powering more effective and accountable government. Personal information is kept confidential per their strict privacy agreement.

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