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XI. Submissions Ch. 11 · The intake queue

Department submissions.
Without the email chase.

Stop rebuilding agenda items out of forwarded emails and Word attachments. Department heads submit through a link — no login — with the title, recommended action, and fiscal impact already structured. Everything lands in one review queue, where the clerk accepts, returns, or rejects it and drops approved items straight onto the agenda.

§ 01 / The review queue

One inbox for every item.
Accept, return, or reject — then publish.

Every submission across every department lands here with its status. The clerk triages in one place — send an item back for a fix, put it on hold, or accept it and add it to the next agenda in a single click.

§ 02 / How it works

From department head
to the agenda — in four steps.

No accounts to provision, no email threads to reconcile. The submitter fills a structured form; the clerk decides; the item flows onto the agenda.

01

Submit via your link

Department heads open civicca.com/submit/your-city — no login — pick the body and meeting, and fill a structured item form.

Public link
02

Lands in the queue

The submission arrives in the review queue tagged by department, type, and target meeting. The clerk and editors get notified.

One inbox
03

Review & decide

Accept it, put it under review, return it with notes for a fix, place it on hold, or reject it — every change is logged.

Audit trail
04

Add to the agenda

One click turns an accepted submission into an agenda item — title, recommended action, fiscal impact, and attachments carried over.

One click
§ 03 / The submission template

A structured item,
not a forwarded email.

The submission form captures exactly what the clerk needs to build the agenda item — so nothing comes back for missing pieces.

1
Department & submitterrequired
Who’s submitting and from which department — name, email, phone.
2
Body & target meeting
Which legislative body, and the meeting date the item is intended for.
3
Item titlerequired
The one-line title that will appear on the agenda.
4
Item type
Consent, action, public hearing, resolution, ordinance, presentation.
5
Description & background
The staff narrative — what it is and why it’s before the body.
6
Recommended action
The motion the department is asking the body to take.
7
Fiscal impact
Amount and funding source, with a short fiscal narrative.
8
Priority & attachments
Routine vs. time-sensitive, plus staff reports, contracts, and exhibits.
§ 04 / What you get

Built for the intake grind.

The parts that make department submissions painless for staff and the clerk alike.

I

No-login submission link

A public per-tenant link (/submit/your-city). Department heads submit without an account to provision.

Public link
II

Structured item form

Title, type, recommended action, fiscal impact, attachments — captured the way the agenda needs them.

No more email
III

One review queue

Every submission, every department, one filterable inbox by status, body, and meeting.

One inbox
IV

Accept / return / reject / hold

Triage each item, return with notes for a fix, or place it on hold — the submitter is notified.

With notes
V

One-click to agenda

Accepted submissions become agenda items with their fields and attachments carried over.

One click
VI

Full audit trail

Every status change is timestamped and logged — who submitted, who decided, and when.

Defensible

Kill the email chase. Run one queue.