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Overview

Public notices, hearings and meetings may be defined within nVIRO.  They are implemented as a type of event ('Public Notice/Hearing/Meeting') that may be added from a submission record.  Events of this type provide the ability to provide information to the public that is accessible from the public nVIRO page.  

comments from public, etc...

The following sections describe public notices/hearings/meetings. 

In these sections, functionality referenced as public notice is also applicable to public hearings and public meetings, unless specifically called out as being different.

Adding a Public Notice

Public notices are added from a submission record.  To add a new public notice:

  • Navigate to the desired Submission
  • Navigate to the Events tab for the submission
  • Click the New Event button
  • In the Event Category field, select Public Notice/Hearing/Meeting 

  • Select the desired Event Type. 
    • Note; Event types may vary depending on configuration

  • Enter a Start Date and End Date
  • Enter Comments.  Comments will appear in the Public Site as the Public Notice Description

Include Documents in a Public Notice

Documents may be linked in the public notice at time of creation.  Linked documents are included in the public notice and made available for download by the public.

For a document to be available for linking to a public notice, it must be Published and have a status of Final.  

Prior to creation of the public notice, users should verify the status and publishing status of any documents they wish to include.

To link a document:

  • Under the Linked Document section of the public notice event:
    • Click the checkbox next to each document in the list you wish to include in the public notice

Save the Public Notice

To save the public notice, click the Save button.  This saves the public notice.  The publi notic

Once created, the public notice will be appear on the public site beginning on the Start Date through the End Date specified in the public notice event.

View the 'Published' Public Notice  

Once a public notice has been saved, internal users may view the published details as the public sees (or would see beginning at the start date) from the public notice site.   

To view the published public notice:

  • Navigate to the desired Submission and corresponding Events tab for the related submission
  • Find the public notice event in the list
  • Click the 'Public URL' button
    • The Public Notice Detail screen displays showing three tabs:
      • Details for the public notice
      • the Documents available for download
      • the Add Comment tab

Add a Comments to a Public Notice 

Both Internal and External users may enter comments for a public notice.  For internal users, this capability is useful when a user comments on a public notice via a letter or email.

To add comments to a public notice:

  • Navigate to the Public Notice Detail screen to view the public notice as described above
  • Click the Add Comment tab.  The entry screen appears

  • Enter the fields related to the person who submitted the comments (name, email, address)
  • Select the person's desired notification method
    • Note: this is informational only.  There is not currently an automated notification for public notice decisions. Capture of this information (if configured) is to provide the processor information on notifications..
  • Enter the comments in or upload a document containing comments
  • Click the Submit button


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