Boulder County, Colorado
Awards Accela E-Government Enterprise Solution Contract
New solution designated as the cornerstone of county-wide
land development system
San Ramon, Calif. (January 29, 2007) Accela, Inc., the
leading provider of government enterprise management software solutions,
today announced that Boulder County, Colorado has selected Accela Automation®
as its new enterprise land management solution for permitting, inspections
and reviews, zoning, and project planning. The contract also includes
Accela business solutions that support mobile government capability for
the county’s inspectors and provide online services for citizens
and businesses.
“Accela Automation will be the cornerstone of our county-wide land
development system,” said Graham Billingsley, the county’s
land use director. “The County will be able to take advantage of
a Web-based, enterprise solution that is flexible enough to meet the needs
of multiple departments and divisions while expanding with the demand
for better and more cost-effective government services.”
Fifty employees in the planning, building, and code enforcement divisions
within the county’s land use department will utilize the new Web-based
system. Together, the three divisions handle 69 different permit and application
types, and process more than 3,300 permits annually. The system will also
interface with the county’s public health wastewater system to verify
that proper wastewater permits are in place prior to issuing subsequent
permits.
“Accela clearly understood the complexities and scope of our responsibilities,”
said Mike Harlan, Boulder County IT manager. “They were able to
offer solutions to help us meet our current objectives and provide an
excellent framework for integrating other solutions in the future.”
Boulder County has also selected additional Accela business solutions:
Accela GIS™ allows county
employees to have direct access to view geographic representations of
all land-use and zoning information associated with a permit. Built on
the ArcIMS™ platform by ESRI®, Accela GIS seamlessly integrates
with Accela Automation to provide automated map analysis.
Accela Wireless™, a
mobile government software application, extends inspection management
capabilities to the field for inspections, code enforcement, work orders,
and service requests. Optimized for Intel® Centrino® Mobile Technology,
Accela Wireless is compatible with PDAs, laptops, and Tablet PCs running
on the Microsoft Pocket PC, Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating systems.
Accela Citizen Access™
provides real-time, direct access via the Internet to the county’s
permit and land management activities. Citizens and businesses will be
able to apply and pay for permits, schedule inspections, check the status
of a permit or inspection, or print an approved permit directly from the
Internet, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
“Boulder County is one of a growing number of jurisdictions with
unique needs that require an advanced and integrated solution to meet
the expectations of its citizens and business community,” said Robert
P. Lee, Accela’s president and CEO. ”We look forward to helping
the county improve and streamline its processes and increase productivity.”
About Boulder County
Boulder County covers 741 square miles on the eastern slope of the Rocky
Mountains in north-central Colorado. It is home to approximately 294,000
residents, and includes one of the nation’s largest concentrations
of research laboratories and high tech industry. For more information
about Boulder County, please visit www.co.boulder.co.us
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