Migration from Legacy Systems

Switching from Legistar, Granicus, or another system? CivicCA makes migration fast and painless. Import your existing agendas, minutes, votes, and documents — and be up and running in days.

Two Migration Paths

Whether you're coming from Granicus Legistar or any other system, we have you covered.

Granicus Legistar API Import

Automated

Direct API integration with Granicus Legistar. We connect to your existing Legistar instance and pull everything over automatically.

Bodies & organizational structure
People & board memberships
Meetings & full agendas
Legislation & item history
Roll call votes & voting records
Attached documents & files

PDF & DOCX Document Import

Universal

Coming from any system — or no system at all? Upload your existing agenda PDFs and Word documents. Our AI-powered importer extracts and structures everything.

Agenda sections & items extracted
Votes & attendance recognized
Minutes imported via drag-and-drop
Supporting documents uploaded
Preview before confirming import
Works with any PDF or DOCX file

Everything Comes With You

No data left behind. Here's what CivicCA imports from your legacy system.

Agendas

Full agendas with sections, items, file numbers, descriptions, and consent calendar structure

Minutes

Meeting minutes imported via drag-and-drop, linked to their meeting record

Votes & Attendance

Roll call votes, motion/second, and member attendance records preserved

Documents

Staff reports, attachments, exhibits, and supporting documents stored in the document library

People & Bodies

Board members, commissions, committees, and organizational hierarchy

Legislation History

Legislation tracking records, reading history, and status across meetings

How Migration Works

A simple, guided process — whether you're importing one meeting or an entire archive.

1

Connect or Upload

Enter your Legistar client name for API import, or upload PDF/DOCX files

2

Preview Results

Review exactly what will be imported before confirming anything

3

Confirm Import

One click to import. Agendas, votes, minutes, and documents all come in

You're Live

Your data is in CivicCA. Start building your next agenda.

PDF & DOCX Import Details

Our document importer uses AI to intelligently parse your existing agenda and minutes files:

Upload PDF or DOCX agenda files
AI extracts sections, items, and structure
Preview the parsed results before importing
Remaining files stored in document library

Granicus Legistar API Details

If you're currently on Granicus Legistar, our API integration connects directly to your instance:

Enter your Legistar client name to connect
Browse and select bodies to import
Pick specific meetings or import entire date ranges
Full import history tracked for reference

Migrating From...

CivicCA can import data from any system that produces PDFs, Word documents, or uses the Granicus API.

Granicus Legistar
API + Document Import
BoardDocs
Document Import
iCompass / CivicPlus
Document Import
Word / Google Docs
Document Import
PDF Agendas
Document Import
No System
Start Fresh or Upload

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Start your free trial and try importing a meeting today. Or contact our team and we'll handle the entire migration for you.

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