[City Name] Adopts New Public Engagement Platform, Focusing on City Employee Feedback
Local government diversifies engagement through technology
City of ABC, [ST], [Date] – [City Name] is excited to announce the launch of Polco (www.polco.us), an innovative online engagement platform that lets local government employees and residents provide direct input to the local government decision-making process. Officials will post questions directly to employees and residents on Polco’s website, where respondents answer and comment on the issues. Polco makes public participation easier for employees residents to get involved, so more voices are heard.
[City Name] wants their employees’ insight through The National Employee Survey, also called The NES.
[Quote from City official about how Polco is a good tool to use for the project.] Ex: “This survey will help City staff identify priorities for improving our work environment and City as a whole.”
The City also seeks community involvement on developing plans to ensure job satisfaction, clarify necessary areas in need of improvement and [other projects that the City will be asking for input on] on Polco in the coming weeks and months.
To get involved, city employees should go to polco.us/[shorturl].
Polco is committed to a strict privacy policy—they only share anonymous, combined results. Participants’ individual data and votes are never shared.
For more information, contact the City at the contact information above.
About Polco
Polco brings the voice of everyday residents to their community leaders with award-winning community engagement services, online polls, and survey research. With Polco, leaders around the nation can make better-informed decisions for their communities with accurate and reliable feedback. Learn more at info.polco.us