MM ROI Calculator
The MM ROI Calculator estimates that using Catalis Meeting Management can save a municipality 201 staff hours annually—equivalent to eliminating admin work for 50 meetings—resulting in $8,443 saved through reduced admin time, minutes drafting, and printing costs, with assumptions including a 50% reduction in admin hours and 75% reduction in minutes drafting based on industry benchmarks.
Calculate Your Savings with Catalis Meeting Management
ROI Calculator
See how much staff time and cost your municipality could reclaim.
Where does your time go?
- Agenda preparation
- Last-minute amendments
- Minutes drafting
- Public notice compliance
- Coordinating agenda submissions
- Action items & follow-up tracking
Your numbers
- Clerk hourly wage ($)
- Governing body meetings per year
- Committee / other meetings per year
- Admin hours per governing body meeting (Prep, distribution, amendments, follow-up)
- Admin hours per committee meeting (Prep, distribution, amendments, follow-up)
- Minutes drafting hours (per governing body meeting)
Often the biggest hidden cost.
Your estimated annual savings
- Hours returned to your team each year: 201
That's like eliminating the admin for 50 meetings - Total value saved: $8,443 (staff cost + printing)
- Admin time saved: 126 hrs (prep, distribution & amendments)
- Minutes drafting saved: 75 hrs (per year on post-meeting write-up)
- Printing cost saved: $403 (paper & toner per year)
Staff cost breakdown
- Without Catalis Meeting Management: $14,080
- With Catalis Meeting Management: $6,040
- Annual savings: $8,040
- Admin hours reduction: 50% (based on municipal clerk industry benchmarks)
- Minutes drafting reduction: 75% (streamlined drafting workflows)
- Committee meeting minutes: 1 hour assumed per meeting
- Printing: $0.06/page · Governing body: 30 pages, 10→2 copies · Committee: 5 pages, 2→0 copies
All figures are estimates. Your results may vary.
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