ROMULUSMunicipal

Modules

Everything ROMULUS Municipal tracks, where it comes from, and how often it updates. Update frequencies are our targets for each client.

What the status labels mean

  • ProvenThe collector has run in production in our Oakville pilot. It is set up for each new client from their configuration.
  • In buildDesigned and being built now. Shown on request during a demo.
  • PlannedOn the roadmap. Not yet available.
All modules at a glance
ModuleUpdate frequency (target)Status
Overview and daily briefDaily brief on weekdays; the overview updates as items arriveIn build
ROMULUS Chat, with sourcesOn demandIn build
Council RecordDailyProven
Capital projects mapWeeklyProven
Map layersPer layer: daily, weekly or monthlyIn build
Your website and news releasesDailyIn build
Web Presence (change watch)Daily (hourly for pages you mark urgent)Proven
Review: provincial legislation and regulationDailyIn build
AMO and FCMDailyIn build
Funding radarWeeklyIn build
Peer municipalitiesDailyIn build
NewsHourlyProven
Social media: official accountsSeveral times a dayIn build
Community WatchSeveral times a dayIn build
Public notices and adsTwice a dayIn build
Intergovernmental and advocacy trackerAs staff update itIn build
RisksDaily staging; staff approve every cardIn build
Issues DeskSeveral times a dayIn build
CommitmentsDailyIn build
Strategic Plan trackerWeeklyIn build
Our MessageDailyIn build
DocumentsOn uploadIn build
Elections and turnout (neutral history)After each certified electionIn build
Development applications trackerDailyPlanned
Peer benchmarkingYearly, when FIR data is releasedPlanned
Public consultation trackerDailyPlanned
Communications performanceDailyPlanned
Council-ready reportsMonthlyPlanned

Every morning

Overview and daily brief In build

Today at a glance, and the same picture in your inbox at 7 am on weekdays.

Tracks
  • New items in every module since yesterday
  • Risks that changed
  • The next council meeting
  • Items waiting for staff review
Sources
  • Every module below
Updates
Daily brief on weekdays; the overview updates as items arrive

ROMULUS Chat, with sources In build

Ask a question about your municipality's record and get an answer that cites where each fact came from. If it isn't in the record, it says so.

Tracks
  • Everything collected for your municipality
  • Documents your staff upload
Sources
  • Your own collected record only
Updates
On demand

Your own record

Council Record Proven

Every meeting, agenda, minutes, motion, recorded vote and by-law, searchable and linked to the original document. Members are described by role and public record only; nobody is scored.

Tracks
  • Meetings, agendas and minutes
  • Motions, movers, seconders and outcomes
  • Recorded votes
  • By-laws
  • Directions to staff, with owner and due date (council action tracker, in build)
Sources
  • Your council meeting portal (for example eSCRIBE)
  • Your council video channel
Updates
Daily
Note
Minutes appear after council approves them, usually 1 to 3 weeks after the meeting.

Capital projects map Proven

Your capital plan on an interactive ward map. Hover a ward for its projects and totals; select a project for details and a link to the source record.

Tracks
  • Projects by ward, category and year
  • Planned forecast amounts
  • Status where published
Sources
  • Your open-data GIS (ArcGIS feature services)
Updates
Weekly
Note
Amounts are shown as the published planned forecast, not approved spending.

Map layers In build

One ward map with the layers your staff choose: infrastructure, planning, parks and facilities, floodplain and risk, and ward demographics. Every layer shows its source and refresh date, and has a table view.

Tracks
  • Any open-data layer you configure
  • Ward demographics (aggregates only)
Sources
  • ArcGIS Hub / ArcGIS REST
  • GeoJSON
  • Spreadsheets keyed by ward
Updates
Per layer: daily, weekly or monthly

Your website and news releases In build

New and changed pages on your own website, and every news release and public notice you publish.

Tracks
  • News releases and notices
  • Changes to the pages you choose to watch
Sources
  • Your municipal website
Updates
Daily

Web Presence (change watch) Proven

Watches the web pages that matter to you, such as the region, the conservation authority, provincial program pages and project sites, and shows exactly what changed.

Tracks
  • Any public page on your watch list
  • Archived copies of each version
Sources
  • Public web pages you add in Settings
Updates
Daily (hourly for pages you mark urgent)

Province, sector and peers

Review: provincial legislation and regulation In build

What changed at Queen's Park that affects you, each item with a plain-language note on what it means and what to do next. Staff approve, assign or archive each one.

Tracks
  • Bills and Acts
  • Regulations (e-Laws, Regulatory Registry)
  • Provincial Planning Statement and Planning Act changes
  • Environmental Registry (ERO) postings
  • Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing bulletins
  • Ontario Land Tribunal decisions
Sources
  • Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  • Ontario e-Laws
  • Ontario Regulatory Registry
  • Environmental Registry of Ontario
  • MMAH
  • OLT
Updates
Daily

AMO and FCM In build

Policy updates, bulletins, calls for input and events from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Tracks
  • AMO policy updates and bulletins
  • FCM news, programs and advocacy
  • Federal items in the Canada Gazette
Sources
  • AMO
  • FCM
  • Canada Gazette
Updates
Daily

Funding radar In build

Provincial, federal and FCM funding programs with intake dates, matched against your capital plan.

Tracks
  • Open and upcoming intakes
  • Eligibility notes
  • Possible matches in your capital plan
Sources
  • Provincial and federal program pages
  • FCM Green Municipal Fund and other FCM programs
Updates
Weekly

Peer municipalities In build

What the municipalities you choose are deciding and trying, so staff can see an approach before council asks about it.

Tracks
  • Peer council decisions on topics you follow
  • Peer news releases and programs
Sources
  • Peer council portals and websites you choose in Settings
Updates
Daily

Media and public conversation

News Proven

Coverage that mentions your municipality, its services or its officials, grouped by topic.

Tracks
  • Local, regional and national coverage
  • Topics you follow
Sources
  • News search and outlet feeds
Updates
Hourly
Note
Headlines and links to the original article; we do not republish articles.

Social media: official accounts In build

Public posts from official accounts, such as your own, the region, police, fire, library and conservation authority, and public posts that mention your municipality.

Tracks
  • Facebook pages
  • Instagram
  • X
  • TikTok
  • YouTube channels
Sources
  • Public posts from the accounts you list in Settings
Updates
Several times a day
Note
Collection from these platforms has run in our pilot; the official-account lists are being set up.

Community Watch In build

What residents are discussing in public community spaces, shown as topics, volumes and trends with representative public excerpts. Private individuals' names and handles are hidden.

Tracks
  • Public Facebook groups you approve
  • Reddit
  • YouTube
  • Other public community spaces
Sources
  • Public groups and forums only. Private or closed groups are refused.
Updates
Several times a day
Note
Raw community posts are deleted after your retention period (90 days by default); topic summaries are kept.

Public notices and ads In build

Ads in Meta's public Ad Library that mention your municipality, and public notices that affect it.

Tracks
  • Ads by developers, advocacy groups and others that mention you
  • Your own ads
Sources
  • Meta Ad Library
  • Public notices
Updates
Twice a day

Staff work tools

Intergovernmental and advocacy tracker In build

Council resolutions sent to other governments and the replies, endorsement requests from other municipalities, AMO, ROMA and FCM delegation requests, and letters to ministers, each with status and follow-up date.

Tracks
  • Requests out and replies in
  • Follow-up dates
  • Owner and status
Sources
  • Your council record and your staff's updates
Updates
As staff update it

Risks In build

Your municipality's own exposures, such as flooding, wildlife, ageing infrastructure, outdated plans or by-laws, and budget pressure. Each has evidence, current mitigation, gaps, a prepared response and an owner.

Tracks
  • Risk level and trend
  • Evidence and sources
  • Mitigation and owner
Sources
  • Your record, news, provincial changes and public conversation
Updates
Daily staging; staff approve every card

Issues Desk In build

Fast-moving issues and misinformation caught early: the claim going around, the facts with sources, a suggested public response and an owner.

Tracks
  • Claims circulating
  • Facts and sources
  • Suggested response and status
Sources
  • News and public conversation
Updates
Several times a day

Commitments In build

What council directed staff to do and what the municipality promised publicly, with deadlines and overdue flags.

Tracks
  • Council directions with due dates
  • Public commitments
  • Status and owner
Sources
  • Council minutes
  • Your news releases
Updates
Daily

Strategic Plan tracker In build

Your strategic-plan commitments by pillar, with status (on track, at risk, done, no update) and the evidence behind it.

Tracks
  • Commitments by pillar
  • Status and evidence
Sources
  • Your strategic plan and your record
Updates
Weekly

Our Message In build

Your vision, values, goals and achievements, and how they are landing in media coverage and public conversation.

Tracks
  • Key messages
  • Where they appear and how they are received
Sources
  • Your strategic plan, news and public conversation
Updates
Daily

Documents In build

Upload staff reports and master plans so the chat can read them. Files stay private to your municipality.

Tracks
  • Your uploads
Sources
  • Your staff
Updates
On upload

Elections and turnout (neutral history) In build

A factual record of your own elections: results for every candidate by ward, turnout, advance voting and electors over time. Official results only, with a source for every number. No forecasts and no individual voter data.

Tracks
  • Results by year, race and ward
  • Turnout and advance-voting trends
  • Electors by ward
Sources
  • Your clerk's published official results
Updates
After each certified election

On the roadmap

Development applications tracker Planned

Applications with their Planning Act statutory timelines and fee-refund exposure.

Tracks
  • Applications and timelines
Sources
  • Your planning records and open data
Updates
Daily

Peer benchmarking Planned

Tax rates, spending, reserves and debt compared with the peers you choose, from the Province's Financial Information Return.

Tracks
  • Financial Information Return indicators
Sources
  • Ontario Financial Information Return (FIR)
Updates
Yearly, when FIR data is released

Public consultation tracker Planned

What is open for public input on your engagement pages, and what you are hearing.

Tracks
  • Open consultations
  • Themes heard
Sources
  • Your engagement pages
Updates
Daily

Communications performance Planned

How your own posts perform by topic, and public questions left unanswered.

Tracks
  • Engagement by topic
  • Unanswered questions
Sources
  • Your official accounts
Updates
Daily

Council-ready reports Planned

A monthly summary for council and senior staff, exportable as PDF and slides.

Tracks
  • Monthly summary
Sources
  • Every module
Updates
Monthly