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TO:Ron Moorse, City Administrator FROM: DATE: Carole Haseman, Deputy Clerk October?, 1999 SUBJECT: Govern Software System - Land Management The following are comments received from various staff people within the Building & Zoning Department regarding the Govern software program: Mike Gaffron, Sr. Planning Coordinator Lyle Oman, Building Official Benefits of Govern Comprehensive property records management • Ability to store all information about a property in one location, ease of retrieval Eliminates changing many records, can do all at once Search and analysis capability GIS capability lets us link property data to mapping Provides better information to public with less staff time spent researching • Image and data storage - Permit system that will reduce errors as well as make permit scheduling, record keeping, and reports more efficient - Ability to easily customize to our needs - Automatic tickler system. What 1 like about Govern To be able to access all property information from my personal computer to be able to answer questions about a property without gathering information from various locations To be able to schedule inspections from any personal computer and to view inspection locations on a GIS map and to import or export to a laptop To be able to retrieve information and import and export information to other formats for record keeping and reports - The ease of customizing fields to suit our needs - To be able to flag properties if fees are due or if some other problem exists - To be able to tie into the Internet to provide information to the public and to receive information and applications. Paul Weinberger, Zoning Admimstrator Having the Govern database v.ill allow departments to easily gain property information in the office and in the field. Presently we are using files that are only available in the office and only available to one user at a time.