Best Township Website in State!

Last year the news was good – Bloomfield Township’s official website was named among the top ten best township websites in the state. This year, the news is great – the Township’s website is number one among all Michigan township websites!

Cyber-state.org, a non-partisan advocacy organization for information technology, recently released the results of its fourth annual study of local government websites for Michigan’s counties, townships, cities and villages. Bloomfield Township’s site ranked as the top website for townships.

Bloomfield Township Supervisor Dave Payne commented, "We know it’s important to have an interactive website so residents and businesses can have quick and convenient access to their local government. We see this as one more way we can connect with our residents and businesses and be responsive to their needs."

Cyber-state.org found the Bloomfield Township site to be "sophisticated" and "all encompassing." In the last twelve months, the following items were among the many features added to the site:

Of Michigan’s 1,859 local government units (counties, townships, cities and villages), 547, or 29%, have a Web presence. Two other Oakland County townships were in the top ten – Waterford (#3) and Orion (#9). Two Oakland County cities also placed in the top ten – Madison (#5) and Novi (#6).

Municipal Web Services, based in Birmingham, Michigan, maintains the site and consults with Bloomfield Township in its development.

The testing methodology Cyber-state.org used is based on the nationally recognized Website Attribute Evaluation System (WAES) developed by the Cyberspace Policy Research Group at the University of Arizona, Tucson and George Mason University.

Cyber-state.org emerged as a result of the Michigan Information Technology Commission’s recommendation to establish a central organization that would drive the state’s Information & Communication Technology (ICT) advancements. It is a member of the Altarum family, a nonprofit research and innovation institution.