{"slug":"council-agenda-assembly-desk","name":"Council agenda assembly desk","category":"Government","customer":"Small municipal clerks","problem":"Agenda packs require repetitive checking of attachments and decisions.","value":"For small municipal clerks, turn approved submissions and agenda rules into clerk-approved agenda draft. Address this specific problem: agenda packs require repetitive checking of attachments and decisions. The aim: an evidence-linked agenda pack with visible missing approvals. The pilot tests whether that benefit holds up against reviewer effort and real operating costs.","format":"Source-based content workspace with editorial delivery","screens":"Key screens: Submission inbox, Agenda builder, Publication proof. Use a project list and editorial calendar beside a document editor. Keep original material and supporting passages in a collapsible side panel. Show outline, draft, review and approved stages. Provide tracked edits, comments, version comparisons and an export preview that reflects the final delivery format. Open with submission inbox; move into agenda builder for the detailed task; finish in publication proof for review and handoff. Show the source record, uncertainty and approval status beside each proposed output.","functionality":"1. Classify agenda items. 2. Check required attachments. 3. Draft neutral summaries. 4. Flag missing approvals. 5. Assemble accessible packs. 6. Export publication proof.","workflow":"The buyer creates a project, supplies approved submissions and agenda rules, and confirms scope and access. The working sequence is: 1. Classify agenda items. 2. Check required attachments. 3. Draft neutral summaries. 4. Flag missing approvals. 5. Assemble accessible packs. 6. Export publication proof. Users correct extracted facts, resolve flagged uncertainties and approve the final clerk-approved agenda draft before use. Retain source links and a version history for the next cycle.","ai":"Summarize supplied materials without inventing resolutions. Keep model suggestions separate from verified facts. Link factual outputs to authorized input evidence and show missing information explicitly. Use deterministic checks for counts, dates, identifiers and arithmetic where applicable. A designated reviewer validates consequential outputs and signs off the delivered result.","inputs":"Approved submissions and agenda rules","deliverables":"Clerk-approved agenda draft","admin":"Client workspaces, source permissions, editorial assignments, change history, reviewer comments, approval gates, revision allowances and export templates. Include organization-scoped access, named project owners, review queues, usage limits, export history and retention settings. Never reuse private customer material for other accounts without permission.","mvp":"Costed pilot: Draft assembly; procedural validity remains with the clerk. Start with one buyer organization and a bounded set of representative inputs. Implement the first two modules: classify agenda items; check required attachments. Support the third task through an assisted review queue: draft neutral summaries. Handle the remaining required functions manually until validated. Include input upload, source references, user correction, a reviewer approval step and export of clerk-approved agenda draft. Authentication, account isolation, deletion controls and basic operational logging are included. Specialized production certification, live write integrations and broader rollout are not included unless explicitly stated.","expansion":"After paying customers repeatedly accept clerk-approved agenda draft, automate flag missing approvals; assemble accessible packs; export publication proof. Add one tested read integration, reusable customer configuration and scheduled repeat delivery. Increase supported formats or teams only when evaluation cases and reviewer capacity cover the new scope. Draft assembly; procedural validity remains with the clerk.","usp":"An evidence-linked agenda pack with visible missing approvals.","defensibility":"Customer-approved terminology, reusable structures, source libraries and editorial feedback tied to a specific audience and recurring publishing workflow. For this concept, accumulate permissioned examples and reviewer corrections around an evidence-linked agenda pack with visible missing approvals. The durable asset is reliable task-specific execution and trusted customer configuration, not access to a general-purpose AI model.","alternatives":"Writers, editors, agencies, internal document templates and general-purpose chat tools. Position this concept around an evidence-linked agenda pack with visible missing approvals. Compare it against the customer's current process on the same representative task. This is proposed differentiation; no exhaustive competitor study or uniqueness claim has been established.","revenue":"Test USD 400-1,500 for a tightly scoped initial content package. Convert repeated work to a monthly retainer with explicit deliverable and revision limits. Specialist review and substantial research are separately scoped. Prices are hypotheses. For this buyer, package the first sale around assemble one historical agenda and the defined clerk-approved agenda draft. Record actual review effort before offering a recurring allowance. The commercial pilot fee is distinct from the platform development budget.","costs":"Research and interview time, transcription, model usage, factual verification, subject-matter review, editing and revisions. Initial validation additionally budgets for clerk review and accessible document testing. Track model usage, storage, reviewer minutes, exception handling and customer support per accepted deliverable.","integrations":"Official publications, agency document stores and approved service workflows. Document storage, word processor export, content management systems and approved publishing channels. Pilot with uploads and downloadable drafts before adding write integrations. Begin with uploads and exports of approved submissions and agenda rules. Any named system or connector is a candidate requiring current access and compatibility checks; no live connection is included by default.","dependencies":"Document parsing, a source-linked editor, tracked revisions, reviewer workflow and reliable document export. Rich presentation or print output needs format-specific QA. Obtain representative authorized inputs, an agreed review rubric and a buyer-side owner. Specific scope: Draft assembly; procedural validity remains with the clerk.","pilot":"Agree the acceptance criteria, input limits and reviewer responsibilities before starting. Run assemble one historical agenda and deliver clerk-approved agenda draft. Compare missing attachments and preparation hours with the buyer's current process on comparable cases; include corrections, missed issues and reviewer time. Seek payment and repeat use. Stop or revise the scope if data access, accuracy or unit economics fail.","plan30":"Week 1: interview five prospective buyers from small municipal clerks and inspect how they handle agenda packs require repetitive checking of attachments and decisions. Week 2: prepare assemble one historical agenda using authorized or synthetic material. Week 3: share the demonstration through clerk associations and municipal software partners and seek one bounded paid pilot. Week 4: measure missing attachments and preparation hours, review delivery effort and ask for a repeat purchase. This is a validation schedule, not a promise that the full product can be built in thirty days.","metrics":"Missing attachments and preparation hours","channels":"Clerk associations and municipal software partners","leadMagnet":"Assemble one historical agenda","message":"An evidence-linked agenda pack with visible missing approvals. Demonstrate the result with assemble one historical agenda for small municipal clerks. Use a concrete before-and-after example without promising unmeasured savings.","retention":"Build repeat use around clerk-approved agenda draft. Save approved configurations and review decisions with permission, revisit unresolved exceptions and show progress on missing attachments and preparation hours. Offer a recurring volume allowance after repeat demand; expand to adjacent tasks only when the buyer asks and delivery quality remains acceptable.","controls":"Preserve official source versions, accessibility and audit records. Confirm agency-specific procurement, records and data handling requirements during discovery. Draft assembly; procedural validity remains with the clerk. Require appropriate access and publication approval. Preserve source material, label AI drafts and make corrections traceable. Measure false positives and missed cases alongside speed.","crossSector":"Operations; Writers","fn":["Classify agenda items","Check required attachments","Draft neutral summaries","Flag missing approvals","Assemble accessible packs","Export publication proof"],"sc":{"opp":7,"pain":6,"feas":5,"now":7},"phases":[{"name":"MVP","scope":"One buyer segment, one recurring use case; first modules: classify agenda items; check required attachments. Manual review in the loop.","time":{"days":7,"label":"7 days"},"usd":13000},{"name":"Paid pilot","scope":"Accounts, roles, review states, audit trail and the first integration, hardened for two to three paying pilot customers.","time":{"days":8,"label":"8 days"},"usd":13000},{"name":"Full product","scope":"Self-serve onboarding, billing, monitoring and the wider integration set.","time":{"days":14,"label":"3 weeks"},"usd":18000}],"running":[{"stage":"MVP and paid pilot","note":"about 3 customers","hosting":[50,100],"ai":[70,140],"total":[120,240]},{"stage":"Full product","note":"about 50 customers","hosting":[190,380],"ai":[700,1400],"total":[890,1780]}],"total":44000,"complexity":0.92,"days":29,"shot":true,"demo":true}