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Administration
706-613-3795
Public
Information Officer
Sandi Turner
General
E-mail
info@athensclarkecounty.com
Location
City
Hall, Suite 102
301 College Avenue
Location Map
Mailing
Address
P.O. Box 1868
Athens, GA 30603 |
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 NEW! A video recording of the entire OneAthens community meeting held at the Classic Center on Monday, March 31 will air on ACTV, the government access channel on Charter Cable Channel 7 and University Cablevision Channel 97, and is now available for on-demand viewing and downloading online at www.athensclarkecounty.com/videos.
The meeting included the presentation of the OneAthens action plan to break the cycle of poverty in the community.
The video will air on ACTV on Mondays at 1:00 a.m., Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m., Fridays at 11:00 a.m., and Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. through May 31. The length is approximately one hour and 35 minutes.
ACTV is programmed and operated by the Athens-Clarke County Public Information Office. The meeting was videotaped by the University of Georgia Public Affairs Office’s Broadcast, Video, & Photography Unit.
For details on OneAthens, visit www.prosperousathens.org. For details on ACTV and programming schedules, visit www.athensclarkecounty.com/actv.
The
ACC Mosquito Control Program for
2008 will begin soon. Free briquets
will soon be available at all Fire Stations to
ACC citizens for standing water that cannot be
eliminated. Find
out more details about ways to control mosquitos
around your area and to avoid bites.
Check out the public meeting on March 19 & the new Street Scenes newsletter for information about infrastructure improvements in the Five Points area in 2008 & 2009.
The Public Information Office has revised the popular ACC From A To Z: A Guide to Athens-Clarke County Government and Community Services for 2007. A PDF of the guide is available online in the Documents section, or come pick up one from our office or newspaper rack on the corner of College & Broad Streets downtown.
 The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government’s Web site, athensclarkecounty.com, launched a series of new features with live and on-demand online video of Mayor and Commission meetings and other videos beginning on Thursday, April 19, 2007.
Regular voting meetings and agenda setting sessions are streamed live in their entirety online and will also be available within two business days after the meetings for on-demand viewing online. On-demand viewing allows viewers to watch specific sections of the meetings through a series of bookmarks that are custom set to the meeting based on that evening’s agenda.
The ACC Web site also features other Unified Government videos such as public service announcements, as well as provide streaming live video of ACTV Cable Channel 7 from 7:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. All of the meetings and videos will also be available in both audio and video podcast formats. The new system will also allow the Public Information Office to make CDs for the public for a small fee that include the on-demand videos and basic agendas and can play in any computer.
The Public Information Office, which maintains athensclarkecounty.com and ACTV Channel 7, partnered with Granicus, Inc. to provide the service to the community.
In
2003, Athens-Clarke County was ranked
#89 nationally out of 239 in the Municipality
eGovernment Assessment Project (MeGAP), a study that
benchmarks implementation
among cities nationwide.
The study assesses e-government implementation across
55 different city functions and services (performance
dimensions)
and assigns
each municipality an "e-score". This allows both
a snapshot of the leading edge, an inventory of current e-government
best practices and a benchmark of how different municipalities
stack up. Athens-Clarke County is ahead of the likes of Cincinnati,
OH, Orlando, FL, Pittsburgh, PA, Miami, FL, Baltimore, MD,
Atlanta, GA and New Orleans, LA. For more information, visit
the MeGAP
Web site.
Areas
of Interest
The
mission of the Public Information Office is to provide clear and
open communications to the citizens of Athens-Clarke County about
the government’s goals, activities, and services. The office
was established in 1997.
The
Public Information Office manages and maintains ACTV Cable Channel
7 (the Unified Government's Information TV channel on Charter Communication),
as well as the official Athens-Clarke County Web site (www.athensclarkecounty.com).
The
office also produces the monthly ACCent employee newsletter,
produces the citizen's ACC from A to Z guide to ACC services,
produces the Beyond the Arch guide to ACC services for UGA
students, produces the ACC annual report, works with media outlets
regarding Unified Government activities, hosts special events and
fields citizens questions and concerns. |
