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TRAFFORD 'Excellent' website is one of top 20 in country |
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'Excellent' website is one of top 20 in country
Trafford Council's website is one of the top 20 council websites in the
country, according to an independent survey.
In its annual examination of websites, the Society of Information
Technology Management praised www.trafford.gov.uk for 'excellent' content
and has also said it is an example of good practice in engaging the local
community.
The council launched its monthly live webchats for the public to quiz
senior councillors and managers a year ago and its online discussion
forum in October. Since that time, nearly 200 people have joined the forum
to post messages and some have had more than 30,000 views.
Executive councillor Alex Williams said: "I am delighted that the
council's website has been recognised in this survey. We have worked hard to
develop the site over the past year and are continuing to update it to
provide more and better access to council services for local people.
"Going online is one of the most easy, efficient ways to communicate
with the council and I would encourage everyone to visit
www.trafford.gov.uk and take a look round the site. If you don't have Internet access
at home, you can use computers at your local library, free of charge, to
get online. A new online self service area is also being launched at
Sale Waterside this week to provide even more opportunity for people to
do their business with us via the web."
The website provides information on all council services and allows
local people and businesses to access most services, including payment of
council tax and business rates and reporting issues such as pot holes,
faulty street lamps or missed bin collections.
Last year, more than 1,200 people used the website to apply for
secondary school admission places - that's nearly 45 per cent of all the
applications the council received, with the rest arriving by post. Since 1
April 2007, more than 300 planning applications have been submitted
on-line, representing around 17 per cent of the total number of
applications submitted to the council.
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