Town of Groveland Implements Codified Bylaws

GROVELAND – Town Administrator Rebecca Oldham is pleased to announce that the Town of Groveland has recently implemented general code in an effort to update, organize, and codify the Town’s Bylaws.  

Town Bylaws will now be maintained and managed through an online eCode platform.  

The Town of Groveland worked collaboratively with General Code, a third-party platform, to transfer documents and bylaws through the codification process. General Code provided a Legal Analysis, Preliminary Draft, and Final Drafts throughout the entire process to ensure accuracy. The Bylaws were then made accessible online and were unanimously approved and adopted at Town Meeting.  

For years, the town maintained its bylaws through a single document where staff would manually input new information. Over time this process resulted in a number of errors and inconsistencies, making it impossible for staff and constituents to keep up-to-date information. 

By transferring bylaws to an eCode platform, the town can now manage bylaws directly online, residents can access up to date bylaws through the system. All bylaws remained secure through this process.  

Up-to-date Code can:  

• Ensure that obsolete or outdated references are cleaned up in your code 
• Keep new laws from conflicting with existing code regulations or State Statutes 
• Ensure that information on the collection of fees and penalties is up to date and accurate 
• Protect your municipality from law enforcement disputes and even lawsuits 
• Offer quick and precise FOIA, FOIL, or OPRA requests 
• Provide time and resource savings from having to verify availability of the most current legislation 

To access the Town of Groveland General Bylaws through eCode click here.  

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