Case Study: City of Thousand Oaks achieves nearly 300,000-sheet annual paper savings and greater meeting transparency with Granicus

Thousand Oaks Conquers Inefficiency with Granicus

Thousand Oaks, CA (pop. 126,683) wanted to boost transparency, reduce environmental impact and streamline cumbersome meeting processes. The city relied on bulky cable recordings and printed dozens of 300‑page agenda packets per meeting—amounting to nearly 300,000 sheets of paper a year—making meetings inefficient for staff, officials and the public.

By implementing Granicus Webcasting, iLegislate and Votecast, Thousand Oaks moved to live and on‑demand streaming, digital agenda distribution and electronic vote tracking. The city now prints only three packets per meeting, equips council members with iPads, cuts press inquiries, and gives citizens better access and transparency—saving roughly 300,000 sheets of paper annually and improving meeting efficiency.

City of Thousand Oaks

Janis Daly

Senior Recording Secretary