Public Portal

A transparency portal that runs itself.

Citizens submit FOIA requests at midnight. They subscribe to meeting calendars from their phones. They download minutes the moment you publish them. The portal is a 24/7 surface that does not call your office.

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Maplewood Township
Public Records Portal
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HomeFOIADocumentsMeetingsContact

Welcome to the Maplewood Township Public Records Portal

Submit FOIA requests, browse published documents, view meetings, and track request status — online, anytime.

247
Documents
3
Upcoming
5d
FOIA Window
Submit a FOIA request
Next meetingLive
Board of Trustees
Mon, May 12 · 7:00 PM · Township Hall

FIG. 1A resident sees a branded portal. The clerk sees the same data with controls.

The problem

The phone rings on Saturday. Again.

Most calls to a township office could be a portal page. Meeting times. Document downloads. FOIA forms. Dekree gives residents the answers without involving you.

Two views, one source

What a resident sees. What you control.

The portal is one source of truth. You toggle visibility. Citizens see exactly what you publish. Nothing more, nothing less.

FIG. 2 — Resident view
Maplewood Township
Public Records Portal
Powered by Dekree
HomeFOIADocumentsMeetingsContact

Welcome to the Maplewood Township Public Records Portal

Submit FOIA requests, browse published documents, view meetings, and track request status — online, anytime.

247
Documents
3
Upcoming
5d
FOIA Window
Submit a FOIA request
Next meetingLive
Board of Trustees
Mon, May 12 · 7:00 PM · Township Hall

Branded to your township. Mobile-first. Live calendar. One-click FOIA submission.

FIG. 3 — Staff view
Portal Documents · staff
portal.maplewoodtwp.gov
What citizens see
12 documents are public in 3 folders
Public folders
Meeting Records· 8 files
Visible
Annual Reports· 3 files
Visible
Sealed Bids· 2 files
Hidden
Visibility states
VisibleHiddenHidden by folder

The clerk's portal management page. Hide or show folders. Preview as a citizen. The visibility chip is the loudest element on every card.

Citizen-side FOIA

A FOIA submission that starts a real workflow.

When a resident submits a request through the portal, Dekree creates the record, starts the deadline clock, and notifies you. No re-keying. No paperwork. The audit trail begins on submission.

  • Mobile-friendly form, accessible to screen readers
  • Automatic acknowledgment to the requester
  • Reference number assigned immediately
  • Rate-limited to prevent spam submissions
Submit a Public Records Request
Your name
Sarah Whitman
Email address
s.whitman@example.com
Records requested
Roof inspection records for the township office, fiscal year 2024.
5-business-day response

FIG. 4The citizen-side FOIA submission form, branded to the township.

What you get

A modern transparency surface, on every tier.

Custom domain on every tier

Run the portal at your own domain. portal.wakeshmatwp.gov or anything you choose.

Live meeting calendar

Every meeting auto-published with .ics download. Subscribed citizens see updates instantly.

Document library, browsable

Folders mirror your vault. Folder visibility is the master switch. Hide or show with one click.

What-citizens-see preview

Open the portal as a citizen from your dashboard. Verify before you publish.

Per-org branding

Logo upload, colors, address, contact details. Your portal looks like yours, not Dekree.

Print-friendly + accessible

Built for the resident who prints everything and the screen reader that reads everything.

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