Article content

In the internet age, it’s frequently a city resident’s first point of contact with their civic government: London.ca. And that gateway to city services is about to be replaced.

Next Tuesday, the corporate services committee will consider a staff recommendation to hire Digital Echidna to update the Forest City’s official website. The goal is to have the work done by October 2020.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or City hall eyes local firm for $500K website upgrade Back to video

If approved by council later this month, city hall will pay Digital Echidna $474,000 plus HST for its work, with a subsequent annual fee of $79,000 for each of the following three years.

Coun. Josh Morgan, chair of the corporate services committee, said the website is a crucial tool for Londoners – clocking three million visits a year – and noted the half-million price tag covers important upgrades.

“There are certain back-end components of our website that are nearing end of life,” he said.

“We have to make a change relatively soon.”