Here is a list of required content for a small town that I recently consulted with on an initial RFP but ultimately lost the final contract to a (
much lower bidder):
* History of the community including list of historic places in the town and surrounding area
* Event calendar
* downloadable government forms for things such as permits, and running for local office
* City codes and ordinances
* Pages for the different departments such as water/sewage, parks and rec, roads, Fire department, Police Department, Mayors office Each department wanted a way for citizens to electronically contact department heads with complaints, questions, etc. i.e. webform
* information about or links to Cemetaries, Hotels, major employers, the local chamber of commerce, real estates information, local newspapers, Electric Utility company, Telephone provider, Internet Provider
* video of council meetings (YouTube is cheap)
* contact information for important city officials such as the mayor, treasurer
* general information regarding hours of city services
* subscription to community alerts via email, and/or SMS text messagingsuch as school closings, etc. (Twitter is cheap)
* online bill payment for city services like library, Water
* information about the local public and private schools in the area (only the good stuff)
* interactive map of the city with POI's, Government Buildings, Police, Fire, Churches (Google Maps, or ESRI online are both good choices).
I would suggest looking up the websites for cities and towns in the surrounding area this will give you a good idea of what they at least thought was of value. Good Luck! Governments are always so fun to work with!
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