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NKC refreshing city Web site
By Jeffrey M. Salem
The refresh button on the city of North Kansas City’s Web site is about to get clicked.
The City Council will contract with Tower Innovations to overhaul the city’s Web site — along with the North Kansas City Community Center’s site — to provide a new look and easier accessibility than what is currently offered.
In selecting Tower Innovations, staff told the City Council at its Aug. 19 meeting the company’s portfolio of work and affordability were the major factors in their selection. The Smithville-based company returned its Request For Proposal well under the budgeted $30,000 budgeted for the project by the city. It wasn’t the lowest returned bid, Powell said, but once additional features were added to meet Tower’s proposed features, other proposals quickly raised in price.
“We felt Tower Innovations met the city’s needs and could be more personable to us, we would have more control over the Web site,” said Tishia Powell, deputy city clerk.
Powell noted Tower Innovations’ recent work on the redesign of the city of Smithville’s Web site made staff comfortable in its selection.
“Tower has done Smithville, so if you get a chance to look at Smithville’s Web site it’s very nice,” Powell said. “That was an example we showed the committee and they all really liked the Web site as far as the look and the feel.”
Councilwoman Lisa Ronning said she enjoyed Tower’s recent site redesign of the Clay County Clothes Closet, a nonprofit that outfits needy children with free clothing.
“I’ve seen some of their work … they do have a wonderful reputation so I think you’ve chosen good company,” Ronning said.
The city’s proposal included the redesign of the community center’s site, nkccc.org, which can be accessed from the city’s homepage, nkc.org.
City Administrator Pam Windsor said she was ready for a redesign of the city’s current site. She said she did not like how the current site posted information on its main page, which can lead to a lot of page scrolling for users.
“The one we currently have, I just can’t stand the layout. It just goes on and on and on,” she said.
Staff writer Jeffrey M. Salem can be reached at 389-6653 or jeffsalem@npgco.com.
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The City Council will contract with Tower Innovations to overhaul the city’s Web site — along with the North Kansas City Community Center’s site — to provide a new look and easier accessibility than what is currently offered.
In selecting Tower Innovations, staff told the City Council at its Aug. 19 meeting the company’s portfolio of work and affordability were the major factors in their selection. The Smithville-based company returned its Request For Proposal well under the budgeted $30,000 budgeted for the project by the city. It wasn’t the lowest returned bid, Powell said, but once additional features were added to meet Tower’s proposed features, other proposals quickly raised in price.
“We felt Tower Innovations met the city’s needs and could be more personable to us, we would have more control over the Web site,” said Tishia Powell, deputy city clerk.
Powell noted Tower Innovations’ recent work on the redesign of the city of Smithville’s Web site made staff comfortable in its selection.
“Tower has done Smithville, so if you get a chance to look at Smithville’s Web site it’s very nice,” Powell said. “That was an example we showed the committee and they all really liked the Web site as far as the look and the feel.”
Councilwoman Lisa Ronning said she enjoyed Tower’s recent site redesign of the Clay County Clothes Closet, a nonprofit that outfits needy children with free clothing.
“I’ve seen some of their work … they do have a wonderful reputation so I think you’ve chosen good company,” Ronning said.
The city’s proposal included the redesign of the community center’s site, nkccc.org, which can be accessed from the city’s homepage, nkc.org.
City Administrator Pam Windsor said she was ready for a redesign of the city’s current site. She said she did not like how the current site posted information on its main page, which can lead to a lot of page scrolling for users.
“The one we currently have, I just can’t stand the layout. It just goes on and on and on,” she said.
Staff writer Jeffrey M. Salem can be reached at 389-6653 or jeffsalem@npgco.com.