Who it’s for
Strata is built for mayors, city council members, and appointed board and commission members — the people residents trust to ask questions, consider competing priorities, and make decisions on their behalf.
Whether elected by voters or appointed to serve, local government leaders carry significant responsibilities. They review budgets, policies, contracts, development proposals, infrastructure projects, and other complex matters that directly affect the people and communities they represent.
Strata gives them the tools to prepare efficiently, understand the full story behind an issue, and make informed decisions grounded in their city’s own records.
One city. Different roles.
Mayors help lead public meetings, establish priorities, represent the community, and bring people together around the decisions shaping the city’s future.
Strata helps mayors quickly understand upcoming issues, review relevant history, and communicate decisions with greater clarity and confidence.
Council members review complex proposals, approve budgets and policies, respond to residents, and cast consequential votes — often while balancing public service with careers, families, and other responsibilities.
Strata makes it easier to prepare for meetings, investigate issues independently, and find the records and context behind each decision.
Board and commission members volunteer their time and experience to advise their cities on planning, development, finance, parks, public safety, ethics, and other important areas of community life.
Strata helps appointed officials understand the matters before them, locate relevant policies and prior decisions, and contribute meaningfully from the beginning of their service.
Service deserves support
Many elected and appointed officials serve part-time or as volunteers. Yet they are expected to understand detailed budgets, contracts, ordinances, development proposals, infrastructure plans, and years of previous decisions.
Strata helps close that gap by giving local government leaders a clear and reliable way to find information, understand complex issues, and follow the evidence back to its source.
Built for the work of governing
Understand what is being proposed, why it matters, and what may require additional discussion.
Turn lengthy city records into clear explanations while preserving the details and original sources.
Ask questions and explore the history, financial implications, prior commitments, and related decisions behind an issue.
Use trusted, verifiable information to ask better questions, explain decisions clearly, and remain accountable to the community.
A stronger factual starting point
Strata does not replace the judgment of elected officials, public discussion, or the expertise of city staff.
It gives officials a stronger factual starting point — allowing them to independently examine issues, verify information, and participate more fully in the decisions before them.
Every official may approach a decision differently. Strata helps ensure they can begin with access to the same trusted city records, and the ability to explore those records for themselves.
Designed for public decision-makers
Strata draws from the city’s own documents — not the entire internet.
Answers include citations so officials can review and verify the underlying records.
New and experienced officials can quickly find the history and context they need without already knowing where every record is stored.
Strata is designed specifically for the responsibilities of elected and appointed local government officials — not adapted from a general-purpose business tool.
The people representing residents deserve practical tools that help them prepare efficiently, understand complex issues, and make informed decisions.