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CABARRUS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />MAY 16 2011 <br />6:30 P.M. <br />AGENDA CATEGORY: <br />New Business <br />SUBJECT: <br />Communications & Outreach - New Website Will be Launched May 20, <br />2011 <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br />The 2011 redesign of the Cabarrus County website <br />( www.cabarruscounty.us ) will provide an improved user experience to <br />enhance the findability and search of desired information, to increase <br />transparency of county operations, and to showcase Cabarrus County as <br />a great place to live and work. Cabarrus County's website is the front <br />porch to the county. It is a place for community members to access <br />information, perform county business, and engage in information - sharing <br />to the benefit of all who live and work in Cabarrus County. As such, the <br />website will be inviting, helpful, informative, and easy to use. Cabarrus <br />County's new website will: <br />• Communicate with residents, businesses, media, and other stakeholders <br />through topic- driven navigation that eliminates the need to know which <br />department is the keeper of a certain piece of information. <br />• Maintain individual department web sections while allowing information <br />to be aggregated topically to provide portals for similar information or for <br />similar audiences. <br />• Improve government transparency by providing complete county <br />information in an easier to find and use format. <br />• Provide more online tools and resources for doing business with the <br />county. <br />• Improve findability, navigation, and search capabilities. <br />• Provide greater interactivity. <br />G -5 Page 220 <br />