GovernDocs includes structured ordinance fields for storing local law and regulatory information alongside ordinance documents and related meeting records.

Ordinance Details

The main Ordinance Details section contains the core fields for the ordinance record.

Ordinance Number

The official number assigned to the ordinance.

Status

Use the status field to show whether the ordinance is proposed, adopted, effective, repealed, or one of your custom statuses if you are using PRO.

Date Introduced

The date the ordinance was formally introduced.

Date Adopted

The date the ordinance was adopted by the governing body.

Effective Date

The date the ordinance takes effect.

Description

A short summary shown on the front end to provide context about the ordinance.

Document Fields

The Document section stores the ordinance document and any notes that should appear with the document on the front end.

Related Meetings

The Related Meetings section allows you to link the ordinance to meetings where it was considered, discussed, or adopted.