Politics

The City of Gilroy has announced the introduction of new software by Accela that makes it easier for staff to prepare staff reports and agendas for the City Council and Planning Commission. The switch, which went live for the November 21st city council meeting, according to a press release, makes the process more efficient, less-time consuming and near paperless. Staff training on the new software package began in October and the result is a process that automates the entire staff report preparation, circulation and approval process for better workflow and productivity. The system then creates the agenda and meeting packet - completely eliminating paper. "What used to take 4-5 hours to accomplish with a manual paper process now takes 10 minutes to complete - with just a click of a button we have a council packet ready for distribution," stated City Clerk, Shawna Freels.

City Administrator Tom Haglund has said he regrets the

The library parcel tax known as Measure A passed with 48,578 “yes” votes, or 81.72 percent with all 267 precincts reporting as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to unofficial final results posted Tuesday night by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Office.

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The Gavilan Joint Community College District Board of Trustees is considering placing a $248 million bond measure on the November 2018 ballot. A recent survey found a sample of district residents, from Hollister to south San Jose, were in support of the measure, which would...

Gilroy Police Department is seeking assistance from local High School students with the design of one of our new School-Resource-Officer (SRO) patrol cars. The vehicle, which was donated by Gilroy’s South County Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram Dealership, is a 2015 Dodge Charger which is pictured above.

November is only four months away, and this year's City Council