For Democratic Services Teams

Features

  • Designed & Developed by LGO’s for use by LGO’s
  • Strong, loyal,forward thinking and innovative customer base
  • CMIS is an intuitive easy to use application, which has clear and concise screens and a logical and intuitive navigation structure. Where appropriate, simple step by step wizards guide the end user.
  • Access CMIS via a web browser from computers, Tablets or smartphones worldwide
  • Publish information in a secure and timely manner, within the allotted deadlines
  • Robust security ensures access meets authority standards
  • Assign appropriate access levels to complement officers’ job function
  • Automate time-consuming procedures to free up Officer time
  • The flexibility of the CMIS solution accounts for established business processes
  • The centralised decision management database controls the entire decsion lifecycle, allowing easy tracking of decisons throughout the Authority and beyond.
  • Incorporates a comprehensive Members management database to allow public and administrative profiles to be displayed.
  • Training profiles and asset control can be centralised to effectively control and manage Authority resources & assets.
  • Existing documents can be quickly imported into CMIS, providing a powerful and readily accessible archive for reference.
  • Maintain and publish statutory registers, declarations of interest, gifts and hospitality in a secure manner
  • Manage all committees, boards, panels, forums and working groups
  • Prepare documentation packs in common PDF format, complete with page numbering, footnotes watermarks and other notices as required
  • Upload late and supplementary items at any time
  • Documents in any format, plus auido and video, can be stored online then accessed, distributed or published as appropriate
  • Apply relevant access controls to each document to restrict access fo confidential items
  • Streamline production and improve the accuracy of agendas by using data already held within CMIS, then automatically produce draft minutes
  • Create drafts and reports within CMIS or upload external documents. Workflow tools will assist with handling of multiple deadlines, approvals and with version management
  • CMIS provides a draft review and sign-off mechanism
  • Set up custom templates on any document including pre-defined content on each set of minutes
  • Number and order minute items as required
  • Manage Decision Status updates and track decisions.
  • Business items allocated to the meetings are selected from the decision tracker.
  • Comprehensive meeting planning and decision timeline information is created and available at a glance,
  • CMIS supports committee and delegated decision making, including officer decisions.
  • Full life cycle history to aid decision tracking, provide a comprehensive audit trail and allocate actions to respective officers
  • Comprehensive call-in functionality
  • Manage officer actions and issue deadline reminders
  • The CMIS forward plan module offers extended facilities for creating, maintaining and publishing the forward plan of key decisions. Draft Plans can be circulated for comments and aproval prior to publishing.
  • e-mail alerts notify relevant participants of key events including document publishing, deadlines and reminders
  • Easy to use comment and feedback tools increase the levels of interaction with citizens
  • CMIS has a comprehensive outside body management module. The outside body module allows detailed information to be stored for each outside body including contact information, appointment criteria, terms of office and numbers of vacancies.
  • Update committee vacancies and new appointments
  • Support mail merge and label generation
  • Produce quick and accurate access to election results
  • CMIS allows you to create and publish on-line polls & surveys
  • Deploy interactive forms throughout the organisation, allowing users to submit information to CMIS
  • Comprehensive management reporting tools including distribution notices and an absence feature to alert you of non-attendance by members
  • Supports e-Petitions
  • Comprehensive consultation management portal allows consultation information to be maintained and published. Tasks and activities can be attached to active consultations. Once the consultation has been concluded responses can be drafted and published.

CMIS from Astech, 50 Stratford Road, Shipston On Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4BA, UK T. 01608 665566

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