Find an Event on the Public Portal

The Public Portal includes built-in navigation that allows residents to quickly jump to past, current, and upcoming events with continuous scrolls, an embedded calendar, and full-text searching and filtering options. This article will show you how to leverage the Public Portal's navigation options to locate a specific event.

Important Note

The images in this article show a standard Public Portal with few modifications. The layout and appearance of your Public Portal may differ depending on your municipality's customizations.

Scroll the Events List to Find an Event

1. Navigate to your Public Portal:

2. Navigate to the Events List:

3. Use this section's scrollbar or your mouse, or touchpad's scroll option to scroll up or down to the desired timeframe:

   Note:

   You can scroll up to view meetings that have already taken place, and scroll down to view upcoming meetings (if applicable). You can also quickly jump to current meetings by clicking the View Today button above the Events List.

4. Click the desired event:

5. The Public Portal will open the default event page set by your municipality

Use the Mini Calendar to Find an Event

1. Navigate to your Public Portal:

2. Navigate to the Mini Calendar:

3. Use the Mini Calendar function to choose the specific date or date range that you are looking for

   • Find a specific date using the Month and Year dropdown

     1. Click the Month and Year dropdown:

     2. Click the desired year:

     3. Click the desired month:

     4. Click the desired day:

     5. Events for the selected date will appear in the Events List:

   • Find a specific date using the Mini Calendar arrows

     1. Click the Previous Month (left arrow) and Next Month (right arrow) buttons to navigate to the desired month and year

     2. Click the desired day:

     3. Events for the selected date will appear in the Events List:

   • View meetings within a specific date range using a start and end date

     1. Click the From Date field to manually enter a date in the mm/dd/yyyy (two-digit month/two-digit day/four-digit year) format:

        Note:

        You can also click the Calendar icon on the right side of the From Date field to select a start date using the Calendar Picker:

     2. Click the To Date field to manually enter a date in the mm/dd/yyyy (two-digit month/two-digit day/four-digit year) format:

        Note:

        You can also click the Calendar icon on the right side of the To Date field to select an end date using the Calendar Picker:

     3. Events that fall within the specified date range will appear in the Events List:

        Note:

        If no events fall within the filtered dates set for a Public Portal search, a "No events found" message will be displayed:

4. Click the desired event:

5. The Public Portal will open the default event page set by your municipality

Use the Event Categories Filter to Find an Event

1. Navigate to your Public Portal:

2. Navigate to the Event Categories field:

3. Type an event category into the Event Categories field, or check one or more Event Category checkboxes:

   Note:

   You can check the Select All checkbox to automatically select all event categories.

4. All events assigned to the selected event categories will appear in the Events List:

   Note:

   If no events fall within the parameters set for a Public Portal search, a "No events found" message will be displayed:

5. Use the Mini Calendar to select a specific date or date range, or use the Event List scrollbar or your mouse or touchpad's scroll option to scroll to the desired timeframe, if needed:

6. Click the desired event:

7. The Public Portal will open the default event page set by your municipality

Use the Search Function to Find an Event

1. Navigate to your Public Portal:

2. Navigate to the Search field:

3. Type a keyword(s) into the Search Bar, then click the Search button (magnifying glass icon) to the right of your search term(s) or press the Enter key on your keyboard:

4. All results related to your keyword(s) will appear in the Events List:

   Note:

   If no events fall within the parameters set for a Public Portal search, a "No events found" message will be displayed:

5. Click the Search Filters button and check one or more filter checkboxes to narrow down the search results, if desired:

   Notes:

   • You can check the Select All checkbox to automatically select all filters.

   • You can apply one or more filters even if no keyword is entered. Results are immediately updated based on the selected options.

6. Use the Mini Calendar to select a specific date or date range, or use the Event List scrollbar or your mouse or touchpad's scroll option to scroll to the desired timeframe, if needed:

7. Click the desired search result:

8. The Public Portal will open your search result selection