The city council of St. Charles, Missouri has launched Discover St. Charles, a YouTube channel that delivers department updates to citizens using short video clips. They’ve also created iPhone and Android apps so that citizens can easily access channel updates from their smartphones.
Video overview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEbT5Cee7OA&feature=player_embedded
Sample installment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvt86tLhXH4&feature=relmfu