We’ve made it a tradition at each New Year to reintroduce ClerkBase and OnBoardGOV. Just a few moments to say hello, share a bit about our journey, and welcome new faces to the OnBoardGOV community. Whether you’re just discovering us or have been with us for years, we’re truly glad you’re here! Since our start, we’ve grown and evolved, and in 2026, we’re more excited than ever to support local governments and the dedicated people who serve them.

Our Story: From Retro Roots to Modern Solutions

ClerkBase began back in 1993, originally under the name “CompBase.” We kicked off with a CD-ROM indexing tool designed for New England attorneys—talk about retro tech! But it didn’t take long for us to realize that municipal clerks faced many of the same information challenges. That insight led us to create ClerkBase, a solution tailored specifically to local government needs. By 2001, we embraced the digital age, moving our services online to make life easier for government professionals everywhere.

Where We Are Today: Powerful Tools for Transparency and Efficiency

While a lot has changed over the decades, our mission remains constant: to simplify the work of municipal professionals and foster open, transparent local governments. ClerkBase now offers a game-changing solution inspired by the real-world needs of our clients.

Our popular OnBoardGOV platform has become a go-to for managing boards and committees of all kinds. On its own, OnBoardGOV lets you:

• Manage your boards and committees all in one place
• Update contact information once and have it populate across all boards
• Track and report on term expirations and vacancies
• Generate a wide range of reports and board books
• Send out relevant notifications and communications to board members and staff

And that’s just the beginning! There’s a selection of modules to meet all your board and committee management needs, so you don’t pay for functions you won’t use.

Applications – from the first application and resume upload, through the vetting and appointment process, to membership (or not), it’s all trackable in one place, looping in any staff, contacts, and keeping the applicant up to date.

New in 2025 is the Meeting Center, which streamlines agenda organization and makes sharing meeting information simpler than ever. It’s the perfect pair for Attendance Tracker, which tracks and reports on members’ meeting attendance.

Certifications and Training – whether it’s ethics training for everyone, or expertise requirement for a specific seat, you can track the who, what and when of required certifications and trainings for board members. OnBoardGOV is where. You know why.

Analytics – Track and assess demographics across boards and districts.

Our community of OnBoardGOV users includes everyone from small towns to large counties. Your feedback continually shapes our products, so we can deliver the right solutions that fit your unique needs.

What’s ahead

For 2026, we’ve redesigned our website and newsletter, and refreshed our social media.

We’ve added new staff to serve our growing list of clients.

Watch for new modules and expanded capabilities in the existing OnBoardGOV and module solutions as the year progresses.

And more big announcements in 2026. So…

Let’s Connect!

Questions? Curious about how OnBoardGOV might work for your community? We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a note anytime at contact us. Let’s chat about making local government work better together by phone, here on the blog, or on LinkedIn or Facebook.