Released Enhancements
AI Editing Assistant: Optional Drafting and Editing Support in Froala
Agenda and Meeting Management Select now offers an AI Editing Assistant within the Froala editor. This tool can help clerks and staff draft, refine, and improve agenda items, minutes, and other meeting content more efficiently. This optional feature provides writing support within existing workflows while ensuring staff retain full control over official records.
Key Details
Optional Feature: The AI Editing Assistant is an optional capability and is not enabled by default. Customers who wish to use this feature should contact their Customer Success Manager.
In-Editor AI Assistance: Once enabled, the AI Editing Assistant is available within Froala-supported fields. This allows users to enhance content without leaving Agenda and Meeting Management Select or using external tools.
Clerk-Controlled Editing: The assistant provides suggestions only. No content is automatically changed or saved. Users decide when and how to apply AI-generated recommendations.
Writing Improvements: Users can leverage AI assistance to:
Rewrite text for clarity and professionalism
Improve grammar, spelling, and sentence structure
Refine tone for formal municipal documentation
Workflow-Friendly Design: AI assistance integrates seamlessly into existing agenda and minutes workflows. This reduces drafting time without disrupting established processes.
Accessibility and Readability Support: Suggested edits help improve readability while preserving formatting, structure, and accessibility standards.
Transparency and Trust: The AI Editing Assistant doesn't make policy decisions or interpret intent. It also doesn't alter official records autonomously. Final content remains the responsibility of municipal staff.
Enhancement Expectations
Customers who opt in to the AI Editing Assistant can draft and edit content in Agenda and Meeting Management Select to streamline their work. The feature reduces manual effort and supports consistent documentation quality. It also helps clerks meet tight publishing timelines. All of this is done without compromising transparency, accountability, or public trust.
“+TASK” Button Added to Minutes Summary Page
The “+Task” button enhancement has been rolled back. It is now scheduled for release on February 8, 2026.
Packet Failures Now Identify the Specific Attachment Causing the Error
Agenda and Meeting Management Select now clearly identifies which attachments are responsible when a packet generation fails. This should significantly reduce troubleshooting time for customers and Support. The enhancement eliminates the need to inspect every attachment. It also provides immediate visibility into the root cause of packet failures.
Key Enhancements
Attachment-Level Error Identification: When a packet fails due to an attachment, the system captures and reports the attachments responsible for the failure.
Clear Error Details: Error messages and stack traces have been updated. They now include the filename or unique identifier of the problematic attachment. This helps make issues easier to diagnose.
Multiple Attachment Support: If more than one attachment contributes to a packet failure, all affected attachments are identified and reported.
Support and Customer Visibility: Attachment details are available in system logs. They are also surfaced where appropriate in the UI. This allows both Support teams and customers to pinpoint issues without manual trial-and-error.
Documented Behavior: Enhanced error reporting is documented for Support and end users. This ensures consistent understanding and faster resolution workflows.
What to Expect
When a packet fails, users and Support staff can now immediately see which attachment caused the failure. They can take corrective action right away. This may include replacing, unlocking, or remediating the file. Users no longer need to search through every attachment. This improvement saves significant time and reduces frustration. It also improves the overall reliability of packet generation workflows.
WCAG 2.2 Improvements
Improved WCAG 2.2 Compliance for Public Portal iFrame Embeds
Improvements have been made to strengthen WCAG 2.2 compliance within the embedded iFrame experience. This helps reduce accessibility risks for municipalities embedding the Public Portal on external websites. These updates focus on improving keyboard access, assistive technology compatibility, and semantic structure. This ensures the embedded portal behaves more consistently with accessibility standards.
What’s New
Improved Keyboard Navigation: Embedded Public Portal content now supports more reliable keyboard navigation. This ensures users can access and interact with content without relying on a mouse.
Enhanced Assistive Technology Support: Updates improve how roles, labels, and ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes are exposed to screen readers. This reduces common accessibility scanner errors related to improper or missing semantics.
Focus Management Improvements: Focus behavior within the embedded portal has been refined to prevent hidden or inappropriate elements from receiving focus when navigating by keyboard or assistive technology.
Responsive and Reflow Stability: Embedded content better respects responsive layout and reflow behavior. This supports zoom and text scaling without introducing usability or accessibility issues.
Reduced Compliance Risk for Embedded Pages: These improvements help address commonly flagged WCAG 2.2 issues. This includes invalid ARIA lookups, focusable hidden elements, and landmark misuse. The fixes apply to CivicPlus-controlled portions of the embedded experience.
Impact
Municipalities embedding the Public Portal will see improved accessibility behavior within iFrame embeds. These improvements include better keyboard support and more consistent interaction with screen readers. While some accessibility constraints remain inherent to third-party embedding contexts, these enhancements reduce compliance risk. They also improve the overall accessibility of embedded Public Portal experiences.
Improved Color Contrast for “Minutes Settings” Link Text
The Minutes Settings link text has been updated to meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA color contrast requirements. This helps improve readability for users with low vision or color perception deficiencies. It also ensures that key navigation elements remain visible and usable across a range of visual abilities.
Key Changes
Contrast Compliance: The Minutes Settings link text now meets the WCAG 2.2 Success Criterion 1.4.3 (Contrast – Minimum). It achieves a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 against its background.
Improved Readability: Updated color values improve text clarity without altering layout or disrupting the visual design of the Minutes Summary view.
Consistent Accessibility: Changes align the Minutes Summary interface with broader Admin Portal accessibility standards. This supports inclusive use for all users.
Expectations
Users navigating Minutes Settings will now see clearer and more readable link text. The links are easier to identify and interact with, especially for users with low vision. This update reduces visual strain. It also improves overall accessibility compliance across the Admin Portal.