Specifications include, but are not limited to:A. Presentation Visually attractive Responsive design that will allow our users to navigate and use our site on mobile devices (our users visit 43% on mobile device, 6% on tablets). Consistent look and feel to the website Design that integrates the City’s logo and matches the image the City is trying to present American Disability Act compliant code No special plug-ins required (PDF is allowable) No proprietary or non-standard code No Adobe Flash components as they are not supported on iOS devices (iPad, iPhone) Method to prevent e-mail address harvesting from spammers Can accommodate current data-driven content and applications Graphical files should be relative to the site, provide for quickest loading, and be of professional quality Dynamic, image focused homepage Dynamic department pages Form/Survey tool (important to be responsive design for mobile devices many forms have fields that extend past the right side of a mobile device screen.) News articles (syndicated page type) A robust calendar which allows the public to submit events for approval and edit their own events. Events should be able to be emailed from the calendar and downloaded to a personal calendar (such as gmail or outlook). Events should also be able to be labeled with categories and be displayed on other parts of the site such as on the home page. Site Search (should search full site including calendar events and news articles) Key staff contacts directory Support social networking features, such as Facebook and Twitter Replace with RSS for news releases and calendar events Ability to incorporate existing web applications including online bill pay, recreation program registration, HR employment applications, and permit applications with template (skin) to provide consistent look and feel of the City’s website B. Navigation Consistent and easy to understand navigation Dynamic bread crumbs or similar display of current location within site Dynamic site map Try to follow “3 clicks to content” rule
