CouncilMatic

Keeping up with your city council can at times be difficult with all of the issues addressed and bills proposed, and for many, only a fraction of the activity is relevant to them — either be- cause of topic or location. CouncilMatic makes accessing Philadelphia legislative data as easy as checking your email or reading a blog.

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Before a bill can be enacted by Council, it must be referred by the President of Council to an appropriate standing committee of Council, considered at a public hearing and public meeting, reported out by the committee, printed as reported by the committee, distributed to the members of Council, and made available to the public.

- City of Philadelphia Rules of Council, Section IV.1

 

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What We Need Now

This project needs the support and contributions from various skill types:

Designers: We want an application that's easy on the eyes. Just as the site content can work to demystify legislation, the design should work to make it approachable.

UX and Front-end Developers: We want a smooth and sensible user experience as we go beyond simply providing a subscription service.

Server-side Developers: We're building the application on Django, so if you have experience (or have always wanted some) that would be great.

People interested in law, policy, and puclicly accessible information: Subscribe! Report bugs and request features. Eventually we will need you to help demystify and build context around the legislation.

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