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26 <br /> the County to be able to implement the newer versions of Munis and take <br /> advantage of important new functionalities. <br /> Information Technologies must upgrade the Munis environment to SQL and install it <br /> on a newer faster server. <br /> Property Information Management System <br /> The County has relied on an internally developed software system for tracking and <br /> managing land records, property valuation and payment data for 29 years. This <br /> system has been modified and enhanced over the years to meet the County's <br /> needs and has played an important role in ensuring the Assessor's office maintains <br /> accurate valuations while helping the Revenue office maintain a high collection rate. <br /> The legacy system, however, has been developed on what has become, over time, <br /> a fundamentally antiquated computing platform. The underlying architecture makes <br /> it difficult to integrate with more modern software, an increasingly important <br /> requirement as the County moves toward enterprise systems for greater <br /> efficiencies. Further, the expertise for maintaining the legacy system is increasingly <br /> difficult to find and develop. <br /> In order to prevent critical and revenue affecting disruptions to the County's taxation <br /> system, the County must implement a modern tax assessment and collections <br /> system. Work between the tax offices, Land Records, GIS, Planning and IT is <br /> underway. It is critical the County complete this work and implement a new system <br /> in 2010. <br /> Central Permitting <br /> The OCIT department is working with Planning/Inspections, Environmental Health <br /> and the Fire Marshal to develop requirements for a system in which all permits <br /> relating to a single development activities would be centrally reported and <br /> managed. <br /> This initiative has potential to greatly streamline the myriad permitting steps that <br /> builders currently have to go through. <br /> New software would also give the County the opportunity to migrate from a version <br /> of permitting software that is no longer current, but highly customized. New <br /> software would be able to adhere to our model of application support and <br /> sustainability from which the current system is out of alignment. <br /> Cost/Benefit analysis of OCIT <br /> The OCIT organization has begun developing processes with Purchasing and <br /> Budget departments to establish a broader and consequently, more accurate view <br /> of technology expenditures. <br />