Municipal Operations Platform

Your community deserves digital infrastructure that makes non-compliant operations near impossible

TownWorks is the first municipal platform that encodes state law directly into your workflows. The moment you tell us what you are, a township, a town, a reorganized town, or a city, every applicable statute, deadline, and approval requirement activates automatically.

SBOA Compliant
Indiana Code Enforced
Court-Defensible Records
27+
Integrated Engines
5,900+
Compliance Tests
80-90%
Workflow Automation
4
Entity Types Supported
A Different Approach

We didn't build another tracking tool.
We built a compliance engine.

Most municipal software digitizes paperwork. It records what happened, but it can't stop what shouldn't. TownWorks is fundamentally different: our blocking validators make non-compliant operations near impossible before they ever reach a ledger, a docket, or a public record.

What We Built: Compliance Infrastructure
Ensures what happens is legal
Automatic deadline enforcement
Blocks non-compliant operations
27 engines, one platform
Cloud-native, mobile-first
Entity-aware statutory detection
Patent Pending
The Traditional Approach: Tracking Software
Records what happened after the fact
Manual deadline tracking
Allows non-compliant entries
Separate tools per function
Desktop-era architecture
One-size-fits-all configuration
The Platform

One platform. Every municipal function.

Replace a dozen vendors with a single, legally-integrated operating system that understands exactly what your entity type requires.

Finance & SBOA Compliance

Fund accounting, claims processing, budgeting, and check writing with full SBOA compliance. Gateway reporting built in.

Township Assistance

IC 12-20 poor relief workflows with eligibility scoring, 72-hour deadlines, investigation tracking, and automated decision letters.

Planning & Zoning (BZA)

Variance applications, statutory criteria enforcement, findings requirements, and Open Door Law compliance for every hearing.

Meetings & Records

Agenda builder, minutes automation, APRA request management with 7-day deadline tracking, and Open Door notice posting.

Code Enforcement

Complaint intake, violation tracking, unsafe building procedures per IC 36-7-9, inspection scheduling, and hearing management.

GIS & Asset Management

Parcel mapping, cemetery records, infrastructure tracking, and satellite imagery integration with PostGIS spatial capabilities.

Deadline Automation

Every statutory deadline tracked, enforced, and escalated automatically. Missing a deadline becomes near impossible.

Citizen Portal & Website

A professional public website included with every subscription. Application tracking, meeting calendars, and transparency tools.

Audit & Security

Cryptographic audit trails, court-defensible records, Row-Level Security, and complete multi-tenant database isolation.

[TW]CodeClerk™ in Action

See what happens when law meets workflow.

This is not a mockup. This is how TownWorks processes a real claim, enforces a real statute, and guides your staff through a real appropriation workflow, automatically. Patent Pending.

TownWorks — Town of Example, Indiana
Public Records
Finance
← Back to APRA Requests
APRA-2025-0012 Response Sent
Requestor: Sarah Mitchell, Example Herald
Request Details
Received
Jan 3, 2025
Response Deadline
Jan 14, 2025
Records Requested
"All invoices and claims paid from the MVH fund for road repair services between July 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024, including vendor names, amounts, and supporting documentation."
Response fulfilled within 7 business days. APRA compliance met.
Compliance Audit Trail
TownWorks SystemJan 3, 9:02 AM
APRA request logged and receipt auto-acknowledged
Acknowledgment sent to: sarah.mitchell@exampleherald.com
TownWorks SystemJan 3, 9:02 AM
Legal counsel notified
Notification sent to: attorney@smithlaw.com (Town Attorney, Smith & Associates)
TownWorks SystemJan 3, 9:05 AM
Response deadline calculated: 7 business days
Due by January 14, 2025 per PAC advisory guidance (IC 5-14-3-9(a))
Jane Smith, Clerk-TreasurerJan 6, 2:30 PM
Records compiled and response drafted
14 claims identified from MVH fund, Jul-Dec 2024. No exemptions apply per IC 5-14-3-4.
TownWorks SystemJan 6, 3:15 PM
Response sent to requestor
Records package emailed to sarah.mitchell@exampleherald.com with 14 claim records attached
Response completed Jan 6 (1 business day). Deadline was Jan 14 (7 business days). 6 days early.
[TW]CodeClerk
APRA COMPLIANCE
Compliance Status
Response sent within deadline
COMPLETED JAN 6 (1 BIZ DAY)
Legal counsel notified
AUTO-NOTIFIED JAN 3, 9:02 AM
Receipt auto-acknowledged
REQUESTOR CONFIRMED
Response Checklist
Request logged
Legal counsel notified
Receipt acknowledged
Records identified
Exemptions reviewed
Response sent
Relevant Statutes
IC 5-14-3-3
Right of inspection
IC 5-14-3-4
Exemptions from disclosure
IC 5-14-3-9(a)
Reasonable response period
No exemptions apply
Records are public under APRA. Full disclosure appropriate.
PAC advisory guidance: 7 business days is a "reasonable" response period under IC 5-14-3-9(a).
Statutory references via iga.in.gov

CodeClerk doesn't just track what happened. It prevents what shouldn't. When a claim, a meeting, a public records response, or any municipal action touches Indiana Code, CodeClerk is already there.

Patent Pending — Entity-aware statutory detection and blocking validation
Intelligent Compliance — Patent Pending

Tell us what you are.
We'll activate what the law requires.

TownWorks auto-detects every statutory and regulatory provision applicable to your entity classification under Indiana law. Select your entity type to see exactly which statutes, officials, and engines activate.

Township
IC 36-6

Governed by an elected Trustee and Advisory Board. Responsible for poor relief, cemetery maintenance, fire protection, and weed control.

Officials Configured
Township Trustee
Advisory Board (3 members)
Deputy Trustee (optional)
Engines Activated: 6
Township AssistanceFinance (SBOA)MeetingsAPRACemeteryOpen Door
Auto-Detected Statutory Provisions

When you select "Township" during onboarding, TownWorks automatically activates every applicable Indiana Code provision and configures blocking validators for each.

IC 12-20 Township Assistance (Poor Relief)
BLOCKING
IC 36-6-4 Trustee Powers & Duties
BLOCKING
IC 36-6-5 Township Board Meetings & Budget
BLOCKING
IC 5-11 SBOA Audit & Reporting (Form 15)
BLOCKING
IC 5-14-1.5 Open Door Law (48-Hour Notice)
IC 5-14-3 APRA (7-Day Response)
IC 36-6-8 Cemetery Management
IC 36-8-19 Fire Territory Participation

Blocking validators marked above prevent staff from completing any action that would violate the corresponding statute. No training required. Compliance is automatic.

How It Works

From signup to compliance in days, not months.

01

Select Your Entity Type

Instant

Choose township, town, reorganized town (IC 36-1.5), or city. TownWorks immediately activates every applicable Indiana Code provision and configures your compliance engine.

02

Configure Your Municipality

Day 1

We set up your officials, branding, feature flags, and staff accounts. Your professional public website goes live immediately.

03

Import Existing Data

Days 2-3

Migrate records from your current systems. Financial data, case files, meeting minutes, and citizen records are imported securely.

04

Go Live with Confidence

Day 5

Blocking validators enforce every applicable statute from day one. Your staff focuses on serving citizens. The platform handles compliance.

About TownWorks

Better tools for the people who keep our communities running.

Local government is filled with thousands of dedicated workers doing heroic work with inadequate and dated tools. Their budgets get cut. Unfunded mandates get pushed down by state governments that don't understand local government functions. And yet they show up every day to serve their neighbors.

TownWorks was founded by an Indiana attorney with deep municipal law expertise and over a decade of experience building technical systems for regulated industries. We're here to give these dedicated public servants a modern toolbox: one that helps them do their work better, more efficiently, and in full compliance with required regulations, at a cost that saves money for the taxpayers they serve.

Mission
Compliance, compassion, and public service.
Architecture
Law-first: statutory requirements encoded as configurable data, not hard-coded logic.
Focus
Better governance for people who deserve it. Modern tools at an affordable cost.
Expansion
Indiana-first with 50-state scalability through configurable State Packs.

Ready to make compliance automatic?

See how TownWorks configures itself for your exact entity type in a personalized 30-minute demo.

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