What CivicLens Does

Council agendas your residents will actually read

A quick walkthrough of the problem, the product, what it looks like and what a pilot costs.

The problem with council agendas

Most city council agendas are written in government and legal language that the average resident cannot understand. Items like Resolution 2026-28 or Ordinance Amendment 14.7.3(b) mean nothing to someone trying to understand what their city is deciding.

How CivicLens fixes it

CivicLens takes your council agenda and translates every item into plain English. Your clerk reviews and approves each translation before residents see it. Nothing goes live without your approval.

What does it look like? Demo city

CivicLens council agenda page for the City of Valley View, listing every item with an AI-generated plain English summary approved by the clerk

Residents visit your city page before every meeting and see every agenda item explained in plain English.

CivicLens pilot dashboard for the City of Valley View, showing meeting stats, the agenda console, and links to the city page and live meeting

Your clerk uploads the agenda template, reviews the AI-generated plain English summaries and approves them before publication.

CivicLens resident-facing live view during a Valley View City Council meeting, showing the current agenda item's plain English summary and upcoming items

During the meeting, our Live Meeting Tool lets residents follow along on their phones as items are discussed and votes are recorded in real time. Watch our demo meeting → Now rolling out to pilot cities.

Embed it on your own site

Embed your city page anywhere. Add one line of code to your own city website, and residents see the same ballot guide and agenda summaries without leaving your site. No separate login, no extra maintenance. When your clerk approves a new summary, it updates everywhere it is embedded, automatically.

This is a live embed of our demo city's page. It is the same widget you would add to your own city website.

What does it cost and how do I start?

$399/mo
Under 20,000 residents
$649/mo
20,000 – 75,000 residents
$1,099/mo
75,000 – 200,000 residents
$1,500+/mo
Custom enterprise, 200,000+ residents

All pilots: 60 days free, no auto-renewal, one page to sign.

Save 15% with annual pre-pay on any tier.

Live example: City of Valley View Demo city