Create a government site - Transparent CMS

Civic profile

Government identity

Full legal government entity name

Use the full legal name of the government entity, not a person's name or a marketing tagline.

Preferred short nameOptional

Optional. Use the everyday name residents recognize, such as East Bay Township for East Bay Charter Township.

Timezone

Used for notice review and public timestamp language.

Temporary website address

Suggested from the government name. This creates a temporary platform-owned website address until a real domain is verified.

Preview address: site-name.transparent.local

Current or desired website addressOptional

Optional and kept internal for this setup step. Enter the current website address or the desired public address, such as eastbaytownship.gov.

Public contact

Account email

Required. Used for account setup and staff follow-up. This is not published on the starter site.

Public phone

Use the public office number residents should call first.

Public emailOptional

Optional. Use a public office inbox only if the municipality publishes one.

Physical office address

Street address

Suite, unit, or roomOptional

City

State

ZIP code

Mailing addressOptional

Use this when mail goes to a PO box or a different office.

Mailing address is the same as the physical office address

Mailing street address or PO boxRequired if different

Mailing suite, unit, or roomOptional

Mailing cityRequired if different

Mailing stateRequired if different

Mailing ZIP codeRequired if different