Welcome to our health topic for June — Men's Health. You can find more resources at our Choose Better site. The June challenge is “Tree Hugger”. The Tree Hugger challenges invites you to enjoy nature 300 minutes over the next 30 days. That’s only 10 minutes a day! Choose something you enjoy doing; go outside, eat...
Canal WiFi Project Update We continue to make great progress on building a WiFi network in the Canal neighborhood. The latest project update is that we are fully funded thanks to a $125K contribution from the County and another $125K donation from the Marin Community Foundation. DC Electric also told us this week they will...
At this Snack and Learn, the Digital team talks about how to use Trello to manage tasks and projects. This video covers: Kanban and Trello How to build a Trello board Using Trello for collaboration and teamwork
Snack & Learn: How to Get Stuff Done with Trello Do you manage projects in your head? STOP. Trello makes managing tasks and projects easy, and, it’s collaborative too, so you can keep your team in the loop (and delegate). Join us virtually on Tuesday, May 12 from 3-4 p.m. This training will be provided...
Sadly this is the closing of everyone’s favorite week of the year. COVID-19 didn’t stop us from celebrating with all of you, it just looked a little different and we promise to bring extra snacks next year since we couldn’t feed you this time. Thank you for letting us take over your inboxes for a...
Your Municipal Clerk We love what we do. Whether we are serving as Elections Official, Filing Officer or custodian of record, we are constantly learning and adapting to the changing needs of our constituents and City team. Just 10 years ago we began live-streaming our City Council meetings to provide greater access to our community,...
Did you know the City Clerk is the Elections Official? What that means is we assist candidates in meeting their legal responsibilities before, during and after an election. From election pre-planning to certification of the election results and filing final campaign disclosure statements, the City Clerk manages the process which forms the foundation of our...
The City Clerk: Your Filing Officer Did you know that City Clerks are Political Reform Act filing officers? The Political Reform Act’s mission is to serve as the legal bedrock of governmental ethics in California and City Clerks play an important role in helping to ensure provisions of the Political Reform Act are effectively and efficiently...
Welcome to our health topic for May — mental health and wellness. This month’s focus is on the importance of taking care of the mind as well as the body — with simple things you can do to stay mentally and emotionally strong. The May challenge is “Flower Power”. The Flower Power challenge invites you to...
Happy Monday everyone! Did you know that Ancient Greece had a city secretary who read official documents publicly? At the opening of a meeting, one of their duties was to read a curse upon anyone who should seek to deceive the people. Interestingly enough, City Clerks are reverting back to the times in Ancient Greece...
Hey everyone, it’s that time of year again. May 3-9, 2020 is Municipal Clerks Week and we are going to celebrate its 51st anniversary! A lot happened in 1969: Astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Moon Woodstock attracted more than 350,000 rock-n-roll fans Sugar, Sugar by The Archies was...
Welcome to our health topic for May — Mental Health. You can find more resources at our Choose Better site. The May challenge is “Flower Power”. The Flower Power challenges invites you to beautify your surroundings by keeping fresh flowers at home of work. You’ll need to replace them each week with new flowers so ideally...
Digital Forms Over the past couple of weeks Digital worked with volunteers from the U.S. Digital Response to tackle the challenges that paper-based processes cause when the City’s workforce moved to work remotely in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the City’s internal departments including Human Resources and Finance operate with paper-based processes...
Remote Work Digital continues to support a largely remote workforce, while still providing critical onsite support for our safety personnel. We are now supporting a stable and secure remote desktop environment with multifactor authentication, that allows employees to access software and files on the City network. We’ve also seen an exponential increase in usage of...
The City of San Rafael has now had two employees featured on the Engaging Local Government Leader (ELGL) "GovLove Podcast"! Most recently, San Rafael City Clerk Lindsay Lara joined the show to discuss how her office teamed up with Digital Services to set up public meetings in an age of social distancing. She also talked...
This video reviews how you can record a Teams meeting, share the video in Microsoft Stream, and control who sees the video. When you are in a Microsoft Teams meeting, click the menu icon (ellipsis) and select "Start Recording." This will start the video recording. After the meeting is over press the menu again and...
Welcome to our health topic for March — Stress Management. The April challenge is “Money Fast”. The Money Fast challenges invites you to not spend any money 4 out of the next 30 days. You pick the days, they do not need to be consecutive. Perhaps you pick the same day each week, that’s up to...
Learn the basics of Microsoft Teams including: This video goes over : How to install and access Teams How to set up a Teams meeting How to Join a Teams meeting Meeting etiquette and tips Chatting Teams conversations in Channels
Best. Team. Ever. When we brought the idea of YouTube live chat as an option for public participation, it would have been an easy “no” in most cities. But on our team, we have honestly taken the guiding principles and made them apart of our everyday thought process, naturally. Together in Service: A true...
Getting Information Out During COVID-19 Team Digital has been leading the City’s public information efforts in response to COVID-19, working in close coordination with the County of Marin. Serving in the role of Public Information Officers, we are working alongside the Emergency Operations Center team to develop resources for residents, businesses, and staff adapting to...
