Testimonials
We conduct a survey of councils that are new to Infocouncil to gauge how Infocouncil is being received.
The following remarks were made by survey respondents.
"It’s made our life so much easier! We champion it." [Andrew Pye, Penrith]
"Overall, it’s a much better system than I have
used in previous jobs. It’s a great system. It works well" [Michelle McIlvenny, Burwood]
"I have saved at least two days out of my month by
implementing Infocouncil and by changing our agendas to electronic instead of
hard copy." [Trina Keyte, Mildura]
"Infocouncil is very good and works very well.
We’re very happy with the product." [Mark Wiblen, Singleton]
"It gives us a better opportunity to present a better, more
professional business document." [Cristy Stevens, Penrith]
"I was able to capture minutes as they occurred on just the second
meeting, which is terrific." [Michelle McIlvenny, Burwood]
"[the previous system] needed quite extensive and
sophisticated training, whereas Infocouncil is simple to use and
straightforward. People can use it easily within their first week." [Jeff
Knight, Willoughby]
"The users are very happy with Infocouncil. There was not a
single user who complained when we went from manual to Infocouncil. The
changeover was seamless. Compared to our other systems, it’s perfect." [Andrew
Pye, Penrith]
"I think it’s a very good system. It’s probably
sophisticated in the background, but it’s easy to use and robust." [Jeff Knight, Willoughby]
"If you’ve got knowledge of council work you can work your
way through it. It’s quite easy." [Desma Ryan, Fairfield]
"[Infocouncil] is simpler and so much quicker.
Very minimal training was required, and even if you don’t have training you can
still complete a report." [Pauline Adams, Hornsby]
"The web publishing feature is great the way it is." [Jeff
Knight, Willoughby]
"Those who compile and handle agendas and minutes now rate the
process as a lot quicker and easier." [Ariel Ellis, Manly]
"Yes we use [the Action Sheets module for following up
decisions], it's fantastic." [Trina Keyte, Mildura]
With Infocouncil time use efficiency is "… very much improved". [Karen
Stewart, Tenterfield]
Infocouncil has allowed "significant time saving especially in the
production of the agenda." [Suzanne White, Colac Otway]
"Infocouncil has been a good addition to council, primarily because the
efficiency of those who use Infocouncil is excellent."[Kevin
Scott, Glenorchy]
Overall Scores
Here are the overall scores out of ten given to their previous system and to Infocouncil by our survey respondents:
Council
|
Previous System
|
Infocouncil
|
|
Ballarat
|
4
|
8
|
|
Bass Coast
|
2
|
8
|
|
Baw Baw
|
2
|
8
|
|
Burwood
|
-
|
8
|
|
Cardinia
|
-
|
9
|
|
Colac Otway
|
4
|
9
|
|
Glenorchy
|
4
|
9
|
|
Gwydir
|
5
|
8
|
|
Hornsby
|
7
|
9
|
|
Lane Cove
|
-
|
8
|
|
LGSA NSW
|
5
|
8
|
|
Maitland
|
3
|
8
|
|
Manjimup
|
4
|
9
|
|
Manly
|
3
|
8
|
|
Mildura
|
1
|
9
|
|
Nambucca
|
7
|
8
|
|
Parramatta
|
6
|
8
|
|
Penrith
|
-
|
9
|
|
Randwick
|
6
|
9
|
|
Ryde
|
5
|
7
|
|
Singleton
|
-
|
8
|
|
Tenterfield
|
4
|
7
|
|
Willoughby
|
-
|
8
|
|
Wollongong
|
7
|
8
|
|
Wyong
|
5
|
8
|
|
Average
|
4
|
8
|
|
- denotes data not available
|
|