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Government & Municipalities
ADA CompliantWCAG 2.2 AAResident-First UX

Desarrollo de Sitios Web Municipales

Tus Residentes Juzgan tu Ciudad Antes de Llamar

100%
WCAG 2.2 AA
Accessibility compliance
95+
Lighthouse Score
Performance target
< 2s
Page Load
On 3G connections
$0
Accessibility Lawsuits
For our clients
What Municipality Website Development Actually Fixes — And What It Won't

Your site goes live, a resident searches for permit applications, and hits a 404. Another tries to pay a utility bill on their phone — the form breaks. A third needs meeting minutes in Spanish — nothing loads. Municipality website development rebuilds your digital front door with ADA-compliant architecture, self-service portals that connect to your ERP, and mobile-first design that works under pressure. We're talking WCAG 2.2 AA standards, role-based CMS access for department heads, and emergency alert systems that don't require a developer to push live. Your site becomes the resource your residents expect — not the roadblock they resent. Because when your platform fails accessibility audits or forces constituents to call for basic info, you're not just losing efficiency. You're burning public trust one broken interaction at a time.

Dónde fallan los proyectos

Your current site is failing WCAG accessibility audits That exposes the municipality to ADA litigation and DOJ enforcement actions.
Residents can't find basic information without calling The result: overloaded staff, longer wait times, and eroding public trust.
There's no online payment or permit application system That means lost revenue, slower processing, and frustrated constituents.
Content updates require a developer So you end up with outdated emergency alerts, stale meeting agendas, and misinformation sitting live on the site.
The site doesn't work on mobile devices Over 60% of residents access government info on their phones — and if it doesn't work, they give up.
There's no multilingual support for non-English speakers That violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and shuts out a significant portion of your community.

Cumplimiento

WCAG 2.2 AA Compliance

Every page is built and tested against WCAG 2.2 AA success criteria. We audit with axe-core, screen readers, and manual keyboard navigation testing.

Section 508 Conformance

Federal funding recipients must meet Section 508. We deliver a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) that documents full conformance.

Multilingual Content Delivery

We build native i18n routing with professionally translated content — not machine translation overlays. Right-to-left languages and locale-specific formatting are included.

SSL & Security Hardening

Every municipality site we deploy uses HTTPS, Content Security Policy headers, and rate-limited API endpoints. We follow NIST cybersecurity framework recommendations throughout.

Real-Time Performance Monitoring

Vercel Analytics and custom dashboards track Core Web Vitals in production. You see exactly how the site performs for every visitor segment.

Sub-Second Server Responses

Static generation and edge caching deliver pages in under 200ms. Emergency alerts push instantly via ISR — no full redeployment needed.

Qué construimos

Fails WCAG accessibility audits and exposes your municipality to ADA litigation

Self-service portals connect permit applications, utility payments, and service requests directly to your municipal ERP

Forces residents to call for information that should be available online

Meeting management with auto-generated agendas, minutes, and calendar feeds keeps public records current

Lacks online payment or permit systems, slowing processing and frustrating constituents

Interactive district maps with address-based lookup for zoning, ward boundaries, and facility locations

Requires a developer for every content update, leaving emergency alerts and meeting agendas outdated

Emergency alert system pushes critical updates instantly without triggering a full site rebuild

Breaks on mobile devices, shutting out the 60% of residents who access government info on phones

Role-based CMS lets department heads publish content without writing code or waiting on IT

Offers no multilingual support, violating Title VI and excluding non-English speakers

Full-text search indexes ordinances, budgets, and public records with faceted filtering and PDF support

Nuestro proceso

01

Stakeholder Discovery & Audit

We start by interviewing department heads, auditing your current site's accessibility and analytics, and mapping every resident-facing workflow. You get a prioritized requirements document at the end.
Week 1-2
02

Information Architecture & Design

Card-sorting sessions with real residents shape the sitemap. We deliver mobile-first wireframes and a full design system in Figma for council review.
Week 3-5
03

Development & Integration

We build in Next.js with Sanity CMS, wire up payment gateways, and connect to your existing permitting or ERP systems via API.
Week 6-10
04

Accessibility Testing & QA

Then comes automated and manual accessibility audits, cross-browser testing, screen reader validation, and load testing under traffic spikes.
Week 11-12
05

Launch, Training & Support

We train your staff on the CMS, deploy to production, and provide 30 days of post-launch support plus a complete VPAT document.
Week 13
Next.jsSupabaseVercelSanity CMSMapboxTailwind CSS

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuánto tiempo tarda un rediseño de sitio web municipal?

La mayoría de los proyectos corren 10–13 semanas desde el inicio hasta el lanzamiento. Las integraciones complejas — sistemas de permisos, pasarelas de pago — pueden extender eso a 16 semanas. Proporcionamos un cronograma detallado durante el descubrimiento para que tu consejo sepa exactamente qué esperar y cuándo revisar entregas.

¿Garantizan cumplimiento ADA y WCAG?

Sí. Cada sitio cumple con WCAG 2.2 AA y requisitos de la Sección 508. Probamos con axe-core, navegación manual por teclado y lectores de pantalla incluyendo NVDA y VoiceOver. Recibes un VPAT completado documentando conformidad en el lanzamiento.

¿Puede el personal actualizar el sitio web sin un desarrollador?

Absolutamente. Sanity CMS con permisos basados en roles significa que cada departamento gestiona sus propias páginas, agendas de reuniones y documentos. La interfaz de edición es visual — la mayoría del personal se siente cómodo después de una sesión de entrenamiento de 90 minutos.

¿Se integran con software municipal existente?

Nos integramos con plataformas municipales comunes incluyendo Tyler Technologies, BS&A, CivicPlus y procesadores de pago como PayPal Government y Stripe. Si tu sistema tiene una API o puede exportar datos, podemos conectarlo. Definimos el alcance del trabajo de integración durante el descubrimiento.

¿Qué sucede después del lanzamiento del sitio?

Obtienes 30 días de soporte post-lanzamiento cubriendo correcciones de errores, preguntas sobre contenido y ajustes menores. Después de eso, ofrecemos planes de retención mensual para desarrollo continuo, actualizaciones de seguridad y soporte de contenido. Muchos municipios nos mantienen para auditorías de accesibilidad trimestrales.

¿Cómo manejan contenido multilingüe para comunidades diversas?

Construimos internacionalización nativa en la arquitectura del sitio con entradas de contenido separadas por idioma — no un widget de Google Translate. Esto significa traducciones precisas, SEO adecuado para cada idioma y cumplimiento de Título VI para municipios financiados federalmente.

Municipality Websites from $12,000
Fixed-fee. VPAT included. 30-day post-launch support.
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