Overview 

CivicClerk 8 site administrators can choose to turn on a Public Comment form in the Public Portal. CivicClerk 8 site administrators will have a text field to enter instructions to the residents that will show up on the Public Portal, will specify an email address for the resident comments to be submitted to, and will enable a new tab to show up in the Public Portal called Public Comments.

Once the tab is turned on, residents will be able to click the blue Meeting link, navigate to the new Public Comments tab and fill out an online form and submit comments for a particular agenda to an email address specified by the CivicClerk 8 site administrator. The email that the CivicClerk 8 site administrator will receive will contain a link to the specific meeting the resident wishes to comment on. 

Instructions

1. To turn on the Public Comment tab in the Public Portal, an administrator will need to go to Profile > Settings
   
2. Click Events & Public Portal
   
3. Click Portal Settings
   
4. Scroll down to Public Comments and insert one email into the Public Comments Email field
   
   
   • Note: This will be the email address that you want residents' emails to be routed to.
5. If desired, enter Public Comments Instructions to appear in the Public Portal explaining instructions or communicating other information to residents
   
6. Scroll to the top of the page and click Save Changes
   
   
   • Note: Once you click Save Changes, the tab will be active in the Public Portal automatically.

Email Receipt Examples

If a user submits an email without entering their name (anonymous user):

If the user submits an email and enters their name: