Ask a question.
Get a cited answer.
CivicCA’s AI search reads every agenda, minute, and report your agency has ever published — and answers plain-language questions like “when did we approve the Maple Street project?” with the source meeting cited inline.
Three audiences.
One search bar.
Clerks, members, and residents all use the same AI search — with role-aware answers and access controls.
Clerk & staff
“What were last quarter’s motions on the Maple Street rezone?” Returns the motions, votes, and meeting links.
Council members
“Who voted no on the budget last year?” Returns the voting record with member names and meeting links.
Public
“When does the council discuss water rates?” Public-facing answers from the public archive only.
RAG-powered.
No hallucinations.
Retrieval-augmented generation: the AI only answers from your actual archive, with the source meeting always cited.
Indexed Archive
Every agenda, minute, report, and resolution is indexed into a searchable vector database. Updated automatically.
Vector DBPlain Language
Ask in plain English — “when did we last discuss zoning?” No keyword guessing, no SQL.
Natural Q&AInline Citations
Every claim cites the source meeting and document. Click to jump directly to that meeting’s record.
Always citedRole-Aware
Clerks see closed-session minutes; residents see public-only. Same search bar, different boundaries.
Access-awarePublic Search
Available on the public portal so residents can self-serve answers without filing public-records requests.
Resident self-serveAudit Trail
Every AI query is logged with the response — useful for transparency reports and FOIA defensibility.
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