Posted on October 5, 2018
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
A template has been selected and the North Judson Town website is currently being personalized.
At this week’s town council meeting, Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe informed the members that he’s been coordinating with Brian Pinson from SpiderByte IT about the ongoing project.
He has sent in some panoramic-style photos of the town and at Monday’s meeting, Town Photographer Peggy Bohac took pictures of the council members. Those will be submitted to Pinson so they can also be included on the website.
Rowe mentioned that town officials may want to consider creating a new logo that will be featured on the site. He said they also have the option to work off of their current one and just make some updates.
Rowe added that there is a chance that they could also potentially have a live feed overlooking Norwayne Field streaming on the website 24/7.
He said the president of Fourway Computer Products, Roland Houin, approached a park board representative about the possibility of installing a camera while doing technology upgrades on the water tower.
As a reminder, Fourway took over for N.I.T Line and was permitted to update the town’s internet equipment to improve speed and expand coverage.
Rowe explained that the Town would need to purchase the camera itself but Fourway would cover the installation and streaming costs. Rowe said that further research will be done to determine how much the camera would cost.
Rowe indicted in addition to being a neat feature for the website, this camera could serve as an added security measure.
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Friday, October 5, 2018
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
North Judson Officials Receive Preliminary Info About Paying Bills Online
Posted on September 25, 2018
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
Now that North Judson Officials are talking website design, members asked Billing Clerk Jennifer Vanek to look into the possibility of paying bills online. She provided some of the information she found at last week’s town council meeting.
Vanek said while researching the options, she found something that would work called Invoice Cloud. She noted that it would be a fee-based system. In order to utilize a debit or credit card, a $2.95 flat fee would be assessed along with a 95 cent fee for electronic checks. She said customers can set up reoccurring payments or sign up for auto pay.
Additionally, customers have the option to sign up for paperless billing. This would help save the town money on postage and paper.
Vanek mentioned that this option would allow customers to view the payments they’ve made and those that are due. She explained, “Just like your NIPSCO, Century Link, or anybody you set up an account with you can go online and look at your statements, you can see everything.”
Vanek noted that if a customer’s payment gets rejected, the Town is charged $15 fee that they then collect from the customer. She asked Town Attorney Justin Schramm if an existing fee would cover that charge. Schramm noted that the fee ordinance would need to be amended to reflect this specific penalty fee.
No official actions were taken but this is an option that officials plan to keep in mind as they start to create the town’s website.
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
Now that North Judson Officials are talking website design, members asked Billing Clerk Jennifer Vanek to look into the possibility of paying bills online. She provided some of the information she found at last week’s town council meeting.
Vanek said while researching the options, she found something that would work called Invoice Cloud. She noted that it would be a fee-based system. In order to utilize a debit or credit card, a $2.95 flat fee would be assessed along with a 95 cent fee for electronic checks. She said customers can set up reoccurring payments or sign up for auto pay.
Additionally, customers have the option to sign up for paperless billing. This would help save the town money on postage and paper.
Vanek mentioned that this option would allow customers to view the payments they’ve made and those that are due. She explained, “Just like your NIPSCO, Century Link, or anybody you set up an account with you can go online and look at your statements, you can see everything.”
Vanek noted that if a customer’s payment gets rejected, the Town is charged $15 fee that they then collect from the customer. She asked Town Attorney Justin Schramm if an existing fee would cover that charge. Schramm noted that the fee ordinance would need to be amended to reflect this specific penalty fee.
No official actions were taken but this is an option that officials plan to keep in mind as they start to create the town’s website.
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
North Judson Town Council Secures Potential Domain Names for Website
Posted on September 19, 2018
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
North Judson officials took a major step forward with their website creation process this week by securing viable domain names. Officials have been brainstorming about potential names to give the Town’s website. Those options were provided to Datacrates, the company the Town is working with on this project.
Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe came before the council with a proposal on Monday, that gave them the option to own a few different names for 1 year at a cost of $187.93 or they could secure them all for five years for a total of $498.14.
Rowe recommended going with the five-year option since it would cost the Town more, in the long run, to keep renewing them each year. Members opted to go with Rowe’s recommendation.
As a reminder, members decided to take ownership of a few different names to leave their options open and to reduce the likelihood of someone utilizing a town-related page for a different kind of website.
As a result of their decision, the Town will own the domain names NorthJudson.com, HomeoftheBlueJays.com, WelcometoNorthJudson.com and TownofNorthJudson.com for the next five years.
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
North Judson officials took a major step forward with their website creation process this week by securing viable domain names. Officials have been brainstorming about potential names to give the Town’s website. Those options were provided to Datacrates, the company the Town is working with on this project.
Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe came before the council with a proposal on Monday, that gave them the option to own a few different names for 1 year at a cost of $187.93 or they could secure them all for five years for a total of $498.14.
Rowe recommended going with the five-year option since it would cost the Town more, in the long run, to keep renewing them each year. Members opted to go with Rowe’s recommendation.
As a reminder, members decided to take ownership of a few different names to leave their options open and to reduce the likelihood of someone utilizing a town-related page for a different kind of website.
As a result of their decision, the Town will own the domain names NorthJudson.com, HomeoftheBlueJays.com, WelcometoNorthJudson.com and TownofNorthJudson.com for the next five years.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
North Judson Town Council Decides on Company to Create Official Website
Posted on September 6, 2018
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
North Judson Town Council members took a major step toward getting an official town website created when they met this week.
Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe told council members on Tuesday that he’s been having conversations with Brian Pinson from SpiderByte IT about the costs associated with such a project.
He said the creation cost for a default framework that would be customizable would be around $1,500 to $2,500. There would also be an annual $200 hosting cost.
Pinson told Rowe that it would take approximately one month to get the site created and then there would be about one year where officials would communicate back and forth about adjustments they’d like to make.
The clerk-treasurer added that for an entirely new website to be created from scratch it would take at least three to four months to build and it would be exponentially more costly. Council members were in agreement that a pre-existing template would be the best way to go.
Rowe added that the town utilized this company for their phone system and mentioned that they designed the County’s website as well as the website for the Starke County Sheriff’s Department.
Rowe said the first task for the council members would be to come up with some potential domain names they could use for the official website. He said he has jotted down a couple and encouraged to them to contact him with any suggestions.
Councilman James Young noted that it would be advantageous to purchase as many of the domain names related to ‘North Judson’ in them in order to keep others from making sites that utilize the town’s name.
Councilman John Rowe mentioned that this has been on the docket for the while and said since the town has successfully worked with the company in the past, he’d feel comfortable moving forward with them rather than shopping around.
The remaining council members agreed and a unanimous vote was cast to utilize SpiderByte IT for the creation of the town’s website.
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
North Judson Town Council members took a major step toward getting an official town website created when they met this week.
Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe told council members on Tuesday that he’s been having conversations with Brian Pinson from SpiderByte IT about the costs associated with such a project.
He said the creation cost for a default framework that would be customizable would be around $1,500 to $2,500. There would also be an annual $200 hosting cost.
Pinson told Rowe that it would take approximately one month to get the site created and then there would be about one year where officials would communicate back and forth about adjustments they’d like to make.
The clerk-treasurer added that for an entirely new website to be created from scratch it would take at least three to four months to build and it would be exponentially more costly. Council members were in agreement that a pre-existing template would be the best way to go.
Rowe added that the town utilized this company for their phone system and mentioned that they designed the County’s website as well as the website for the Starke County Sheriff’s Department.
Rowe said the first task for the council members would be to come up with some potential domain names they could use for the official website. He said he has jotted down a couple and encouraged to them to contact him with any suggestions.
Councilman James Young noted that it would be advantageous to purchase as many of the domain names related to ‘North Judson’ in them in order to keep others from making sites that utilize the town’s name.
Councilman John Rowe mentioned that this has been on the docket for the while and said since the town has successfully worked with the company in the past, he’d feel comfortable moving forward with them rather than shopping around.
The remaining council members agreed and a unanimous vote was cast to utilize SpiderByte IT for the creation of the town’s website.
Friday, September 8, 2017
North Judson Trash Pick-up Rescheduling Causes Influx of Calls
Posted on September 8, 2017
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
Due to the Labor Day holiday, North Judson recycling and trash pick-up has been rescheduled to today. Clerk-Treasurer Alicia Collins said she was receiving many calls concerning that matter over the last few days. The fact that Collins was able to take all of those calls shows that the recently installed phone system is working efficiently.
Now that the phone system is installed, the possibility of a North Judson Town Website is becoming more of a reality. The site construction would not begin until next year, so the Town Council is allocating some money for that purpose in their 2018 budget.
Collins said they are considering using Datacrates, the same company who handled the phone system but they have looked at quotes from other companies, attempting to find the least costly option. The website would be utilized to post ordinances, upcoming events and various departmental information as well as potentially allowing citizens to pay their water bill on the site.
A public hearing for the North Judson Town Council 2018 budget is scheduled for October 2nd.
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
Due to the Labor Day holiday, North Judson recycling and trash pick-up has been rescheduled to today. Clerk-Treasurer Alicia Collins said she was receiving many calls concerning that matter over the last few days. The fact that Collins was able to take all of those calls shows that the recently installed phone system is working efficiently.
Now that the phone system is installed, the possibility of a North Judson Town Website is becoming more of a reality. The site construction would not begin until next year, so the Town Council is allocating some money for that purpose in their 2018 budget.
Collins said they are considering using Datacrates, the same company who handled the phone system but they have looked at quotes from other companies, attempting to find the least costly option. The website would be utilized to post ordinances, upcoming events and various departmental information as well as potentially allowing citizens to pay their water bill on the site.
A public hearing for the North Judson Town Council 2018 budget is scheduled for October 2nd.
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