Finance Committee - 07/31/2019 Page 3
document more changes and more things that they could in our current software. They will also, a big plus, is
that they will be able to work in multiple tax years all within the same data base. So right now we don’t have
that capability. Once we start to move to File Capture to print bills and things, our assessors are kind of at a
standstill and can’t work within the data base. So there is going to be some real efficiency.
Alderman O’Brien
Yeah just a comment but | compliment you on doing this because a lot of people forget, being Chairman of the
Infrastructure Committee, but computer programming is infrastructure as well too. If we cannot do our job well
you know this is sort of like you know having a house and not painting it and wondering why the clapboards are
falling off. And you can get that with the computer system, particularly in this day and age where new
generations come out fairly quickly and different things. But | am sure with some of the Admin | worked on that
while | was on the Fire Department and it was thrilling then and | am sure it is wicked neat now. But | am glad
to see that the City is now adopting, as part of its infrastructure in replacing this. So well done and | support
this 100%, thank you.
Alderwoman Kelly
Thank you for your diligence, | Know there’s a lot of things that are happening in the Assessing Department
and | think that this makes a lot of sense. | have two questions; one was if | were a constituent who wanted to
find my property tax where do | go, or my property card, where would | go?
Ms. Kleiner
Sure. Go to the Assessing Web Site. You will see a box there that says “Web Pro”, click on that box, that will
bring up a search of the street and you can put in your street, pull up your house number. Then you will see a
tab that says “Assessor's Property Card” click on that and up comes your card.
Alderwoman Kleiner
Great and thank you probably have already answered this before but it’s been a little bit. This brings us up to
industry standard in terms of software.
Ms. Kleiner
Correct, it does so this software hasn’t been upgraded since it was installed in 2004. But this does bring us up
to the latest version of AssessPro.
Alderwoman Kelly
Thank you.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: ESRI (GIS) Enterprise License Agreement and ArcGIS GeoEvent Server (3 Year)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND, CONTINGENT UPON BOARD
OF ALDERMEN APPROVAL, AWARD THE THREE-YEAR CONTRACT TO ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $28,000 PER YEAR. SOURCE OF FUNDING
IS DEPARTMENT, 134 GIS; GENERAL OPERATING FUND
