Case Study: City of Reno achieves streamlined meeting management and enhanced transparency with Accela Legislative Management

Staff increases transparency while simplifying the preparation of staff reports, agendas and supporting materials

The City of Reno, NV, needed a more robust way to manage City Council and Redevelopment Agency meetings while meeting Nevada’s stringent open meeting laws—agendas and supporting materials must be posted three days in advance and any documents presented at meetings uploaded within 24 hours. After outgrowing a legacy shareware system and facing complex dual-meeting and video-recording requirements, Reno sought a solution that would ensure compliance, improve staff efficiency, and preserve the city’s commitment to transparency.

Reno implemented Accela Legislative Management, providing training for roughly 100 users and integrating time-stamped video with meeting documents, searchable agendas, smaller file sizes, and the ability to duplicate reports. The result was simplified meeting management, faster approvals, better online citizen engagement and media access, ongoing vendor support, and measurable savings in time and costs.

City Of Reno

Jaime Schroeder, MBA

Senior Management Analyst, Office of the City Manager