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ID
3046642
Banca
FCC
Órgão
Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal
Ano
2018
Provas
Disciplina
Inglês
Assuntos


Reno, Nevada, Improves Efficiency while Complying with Stringent Open Meeting Law Requirements
ADAMANT ABOUT TRANSPARENCY

The Reno City Council meets regularly to set priorities, approve the budget and address issues facing the community. These meetings are guided by incredibly stringent open meeting law requirements. Staff must post the agenda, along with all supporting materials, on their website at least three days prior to a meeting. Additionally, if any documents are presented during a Council meeting to help make a decision, it must be uploaded within 24 hours after the meeting.

As a Senior Management Analyst, Jaime Schroeder has been responsible for all staff reports, supporting materials and the agendas for the Reno City Council and the Reno Redevelopment Agency Board since early 2012. Back then, the agency was using a government shareware product. “We realized we had quickly outgrown that system,” recalls Jaime.

The City’s communications and technology departments conducted a thorough search of alternatives and narrowed the list down to three contenders. “We looked at Accela Legislative Management and realized it was the full package,” says Jaime. “It was something we felt we could implement and get comfortable with quickly.”

HOW ACCELA EMPOWERS RENO

One of the things Jaime appreciates about Accela is that “they believe in their product so much, you don’t have to sign on for a year. With Accela, we didn’t feel they were trying to get the most money they could from the agency. We felt they truly were a company that wanted to work with us and were understanding of all the different requirements we had.”

City Council meetings are on average four to six hours long. In the past, citizens had to fast forward and rewind through an entire meeting online in order to find what they were looking for. “The great thing about this product and why we chose it is that the video of each meeting is integrated with the meeting documents and it also has time-stamp features, making it easy for staff and citizens to quickly find what they’re interested in. I love that transparency.” 

THE BOTTOM LINE
Once a document is posted online, staff and citizens alike can access it through a meeting portal 24/7. When citizens request a Council or staff report, employees can simply direct them to the portal, where they can click on the meeting date, see the agenda and then click on the item that interests them. When the media requests information, the Communications department can send links to staff reports online, saving time, paper and money and helping to ensure accurate media coverage.

In the future, the City of Reno is looking forward to using the electronic voting feature available within Accela Digital Boardroom that shows meeting participants’ votes on a screen during the meeting in real time.
(Adapted from https://www.accela.com/company/customers/sucess-stories/reno)

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  • Gabarito: B

    Na passagem do texto: "'we realized we had quickly outgrown that system', recalls Jaime."

    Cambridge Dictionary: Outgrown - particípio passado de to outgrow - Superado(a), ultrapassado(a).

  • A questão cobra interpretação de um texto sobre o Conselho da Cidade de Reno e os rigorosos requisitos da lei de reuniões abertas.

    Vamos analisar as alternativas:

    A) ERRADO - o software custava mais do que o esperado, mas oferecia um pacote completo de funcionalidades.
    O software oferecia um pacote completo de funcionalidades, mas não custava mais do que o esperado, como fica claro no trecho: With Accela, we didn't feel they were trying to get the most money they could from the agency.= Com Accela, não achamos que eles estavam tentando obter o máximo de dinheiro possível da agência.

    B) CORRETO - Jaime Schroeder se deu conta de que o shareware usado já não satisfazia as necessidades da Redevelopment Agency, como se evidencia no trecho:  Back then, the agency was using a government shareware product. “We realized we had quickly outgrown that system," recalls Jaime. = Naquela época, a agência estava usando um produto de shareware do governo. “Percebemos que rapidamente esse sistema estava superado", lembra Jaime.

    C) ERRADO - o critério que prevaleceu na escolha do novo software foi a idoneidade da empresa produtora. Nada é mencionado a respeito da idoneidade da empresa, como fica evidenciado no trecho a seguir:
    The City's communications and technology departments narrowed the list down to three contenders. “We looked at Accela Legislative Management and realized it was the full package," says Jaime. = Os departamentos de comunicação e tecnologia da cidade reduziram a lista a três candidatos. "Analisamos a gestão legislativa da Accela e percebemos que era o pacote completo", diz Jaime.

    D) ERRADO - o software escolhido fornecia uma licença de uso de um ano. 
    A resposta se evidencia no trecho: One of the things Jaime appreciates about Accela is that “they believe in their product so much, you don't have to sign on for a year. = Uma das coisas que Jaime aprecia em Accela é que "eles acreditam tanto em seus produtos, que você não precisa assinar por um ano.

    E) ERRADO - os desenvolvedores do Accela não se mostraram muito receptivos aos requisitos da Redevelopment Agency.
    A resposta se evidencia no trecho: We felt they truly were a company that wanted to work with us and were understanding of all the different requirements we had.= Nós sentimos que eles realmente eram uma empresa que queria trabalhar conosco e estava entendendo todos os diferentes requisitos que tínhamos.


    GABARITO DO PROFESSOR: ALTERNATIVA B