Built for city councils, county boards, school boards & special districts

Government, done simply.

Agenda management software that any local government can actually use. Build agendas, run meetings, and publish AI-generated minutes — without the enterprise price tag.

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Regular Meeting — April 14, 2026

2:00 P.M. · City Hall, Council Chambers

Consent Agenda — Administrative
A.1 Approval of minutes from previous meeting — CARRIED 131.26
A.2 Approve tax refunds per Property Tax Code §31.11 — CARRIED 132.26
Regular Agenda — Purchasing
2.1 Award Bid #2026-015 for road materials — CARRIED 3-1 133.26
2.2 Approve FY2027 budget amendments — CARRIED 4-0 134.26
2.3 Authorize contract with Apex Engineering — TABLED 135.26

Meeting day shouldn’t end at 11pm.

if your “system” is Word, email, and a printer that hates you,
here’s what your week actually costs.

Prep Week

The work begins.

Wait for requests to come in. Some by email. Some on a sticky note. Some left on your desk.

Hope they all meet your deadline. chase the late ones.

Packet Day

Cut, paste, repeat.

Open last meeting’s agenda. Strip the dates. Strip the items that already happened.

Copy. Paste. Reformat. Get a correction. Reformat again. Print twelve packets.

Meeting Night · 11pm

Long after the gavel.

The meeting ended hours ago. You stayed for notes. Now you’re home retyping three hours of votes from your shorthand.

Minutes due in three days. and the next meeting’s already on the calendar.

The Clerk’s Toolkit

From department request to filed minutes. All here.

departments submit, you finalize, the meeting runs itself, the AI drafts the minutes. no late nights.

Agenda Builder

Live Meeting Mode

AI Minutes Builder

Approval Workflows

Citizen Portal

Agenda Packets

Minute Order Numbering

Public Hearing Support

Custom Motions & Sections

How It Works

From agenda to minutes in one workflow.

four steps. that’s it.

Build the Agenda

Departments submit items. Admin reviews, approves, and organizes sections with drag-and-drop.

Finalize & Publish

Lock the agenda, generate the packet, and publish the public link — all with one click.

Run the Meeting

Record votes per member in real-time. Citizens watch live updates on the public portal.

Minutes Are Done

Official minutes auto-generate from your votes. Export to PDF/Word or publish online instantly.

Why Govably

Built for the way government actually works.

Legacy platforms were built 15 years ago. Govably was built for today.

Granicus Legistar & CivicPlus

the way it’s always been done

  • ✗Opaque custom quotes — often 30–50% more than they need to pay
  • ✗Multi-year contracts with automatic price increases at renewal
  • ✗6-week to 6-month implementation timelines
  • ✗Outdated interfaces stitched together from acquisitions
  • ✗AI tools that only fix grammar — not write minutes
  • ✗Built for large cities — overkill for everyone else
  • ✗Minutes still require hours of manual editing after meetings
The Modern Alternative

Govably

the way it should work

  • ✓Transparent, affordable pricing — no surprise renewals
  • ✓No add-on modules or per-feature charges
  • ✓Set up in days, not months
  • ✓Modern, intuitive interface anyone can learn in minutes
  • ✓AI that actually writes the minutes — not just edits them
  • ✓Built for every governing body — city, county, district, board
  • ✓Unlimited users included — no per-seat pricing
Real AI CivicPlus fixes formatting. Granicus Legistar is rolling theirs out. Govably writes the minutes.
Days, not months Their onboarding takes a quarter. Yours takes a week.
No games Priced for the size of your governing body — not enterprise budgets. Ask us on the demo.
Pricing

Straightforward pricing for every governing body.

No per-user fees. No hidden costs. One simple plan for your entire organization.

Everything Included

What's in the plan.

everything, actually.

One flat plan. Every feature included. Pricing is based on your entity size — we'll walk through the numbers on your demo call.

✓Unlimited users
✓Unlimited meetings
✓Agenda Builder
✓Live Meeting Mode
✓AI Minutes Builder
✓Citizen Portal
✓PDF/Word Export
✓Agenda Packets
✓Approval Workflows
✓Minute Order Numbering
✓Public Hearing Support
✓Speaker Queue
✓File Attachments
✓Free onboarding & setup
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Not PE-backed We answer to clerks, not investors. Why it matters →

Ready to modernize your meetings?

Get a personalized demo and see how Govably can replace your current system in less than a week.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is agenda management software?
Agenda management software helps local governments create, organize, and publish meeting agendas for city councils, county boards, school boards, and other governing bodies. It replaces manual processes like Word documents and paper-based workflows with a digital platform that manages the entire meeting lifecycle — from agenda creation through official minutes publication.
How does Govably compare to CivicPlus?
CivicPlus (formerly CivicClerk) is a legacy government technology platform with complex onboarding, enterprise-level pricing, and an AI tool that only edits formatting — it doesn't write minutes. Govably offers a modern interface, a true AI minutes builder, live meeting mode with real-time per-member voting, automatic minute order numbering, and a citizen-facing portal — all without a lengthy 6-week implementation process. Govably was built for any governing body that holds public meetings.
How does Govably compare to Granicus?
Granicus Legistar is the dominant player in government meeting software — but its pricing reflects that. Granicus Legistar contracts are enterprise-level, multi-year, auto-renewing, and documented to increase at renewal. Their AI features are still being rolled out and focus on agenda summaries, not minutes writing. Govably was built from the ground up for modern government: transparent pricing, fast setup, and an AI that actually drafts your complete official minutes — not just summarizes bullet points.
Is Govably compliant with Open Meetings laws?
Yes. Govably includes configurable legal notices for Open Meetings Act compliance, ADA accommodation notices, posting certifications, executive session citations, and public comment procedures. Legal notices are customizable per organization and auto-generated on agendas and meeting packets. The platform supports state-specific requirements across the country.
How does the live citizen portal work?
Govably provides a public-facing web page for each meeting that requires no login for citizens. It shows the full agenda, agenda packets with attachments, and live vote results as they happen during the meeting. Citizens can also sign up to speak during public comment directly from the portal.
Can department heads submit agenda items for review?
Yes. Govably includes a configurable approval workflow where department heads and staff submit agenda item requests. These requests go through admin-defined approval stages before reaching the agenda. The clerk or admin can track every request, approve, reject, or defer items, and add them to the appropriate meeting.
How are official minutes generated?
During a meeting, the clerk uses Meeting Mode to record per-member votes (yea, nay, abstain), motions, and seconds for each agenda item. Govably's AI Minutes Builder then drafts official minutes from these records — including attendance, vote tallies, and sequential minute order numbers. The clerk can drag to reorder sections, toggle page breaks, add custom language, and export to PDF or Word, or publish online for citizen access.
What types of government bodies can use Govably?
Govably works for any governing body that holds public meetings with agendas and recorded votes. This includes city councils, county boards of supervisors, school boards, hospital districts, water districts, fire districts, transit authorities, tribal councils, housing authorities, and special purpose districts. The section structure, agenda numbering, minute order format, and legal notices are all configurable per organization.
How is Govably hosted and is my data secure?
Govably runs entirely on Google Cloud infrastructure via Firebase. Data is encrypted at rest (AES-256) and in transit (TLS 1.2+). There are no servers to manage. Google Cloud maintains SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications. Each organization's data is isolated with role-based access controls enforced at the database level.
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