Case Study: South Orange Village achieves easy online access to municipal code with CivicPlus

With CivicPlus®, the Township of South Orange Village, New Jersey, Offers Residents Easy Online Access to its Code of Ordinances

South Orange Village needed a faster, more accessible way to manage and publish its code of ordinances for staff and residents. Its old codification process was slow and cumbersome, leaving some code sections outdated and making it harder to provide transparent online access. The village partnered with CivicPlus and used Municode Codification.

CivicPlus implemented self-publishing codification software that modernized the drafting and approval process and made it easy to keep the code current online. Residents gained an intuitive, searchable platform with features like a table of contents and text-size controls, while staff could update ordinances more efficiently. The result was improved resident satisfaction, better access to the code of ordinances, and reduced codification time.

South Orange Village