Scott Johnson

Montgomery Advertiser

The city of Montgomery is planning to roll out a new website in late October and is looking for input from residents on what changes they would like to see.

Steve Jones, director of general services for the city, said after reviewing the website about a year ago, it became clear changes needed to be made. The main goal is to make it easier for people to find exactly what it is they are looking for.

It has been five years since the last time the city upgraded its website.

The city has contracted with a content management service for $6,300 a year, which will include automatic software updates to keep the site up-to-date, Jones said.

One of the problems with the current website, Jones said, is that it is set up in such a way that you can find what you need if you know what to look for beforehand, but not necessarily if you're less knowledgeable about how the city works.

The goal instead is to put it into the terms newcomers and residents who don't work for the city actually would look for when trying to find information.

"We want to try to make it user-friendly and put everything in the vernacular," Jones said.

Any and all ideas and criticism of the current website and what residents feel should be changed are welcome, Jones said.

"If you've got a problem, give us a solution," he said.

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A user survey on the city of Montgomery's website is available at montgomeryal.gov and on the city Facebook page.