For more than a year, in my capacity as VP Local Gov Solutions at Farragut, I’ve been sharing information and advice through blogs that I hope prove useful to our customers and all property tax leaders interested in achieving full potential with digital transformation.
The question almost always comes, no matter who I’m talking with, where they’re from, or the status of their current CAMA solution. Assessors want to know: How can they be sure they’ll get what they really need from a new CAMA solution? Borne of the frustration of assessors’ past experiences, the question is entirely legitimate — and entirely appropriate in the face of transitioning to any new CAMA solution. But I want to speak most immediately to the answer as it pertains to tailor-fit CAMA solutions.
Are you doing too much manual work outside your CAMA software? Finding your CAMA software doesn’t work with intra- or inter-departmental systems? Dealing with CAMA software that limits or precludes your access to industry-leading appraisal tools?
Nobody should undertake the transition to a new CAMA software solution lightly. It’s usually preferable to work with your CAMA vendor to improve your existing software, to leverage what you’re currently using, than to opt for what can be a challenging transition to new software. That is, if you can.
Whether it’s cloud computing, hosted solutions, or software as a service (SaaS), running your CAMA software and having your information and data “in the cloud” is becoming increasingly popular with property tax assessors. Why? Because the cloud offers some key advantages over traditional on-premise computer systems, particularly in relation to security, reliability, and cost.
We hear it over and over from assessors, in professional forums, casual conversations, and with survey responses: There are specific CAMA software improvements that could significantly improve efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity. That could, simply put, help assessors and their organizations do their jobs better.
While property taxes may not be very exciting to the average citizen, they are a vital (and in some cases the most vital) revenue source for essential services for every
Whether you’re in a densely packed urban center, a sprawling suburb, a sparsely populated rural area, or a jurisdiction that’s some combination of these, your work as an assessor is
Necessity is the mother of invention. This proverb is often attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. And while we’ve come to use similar words in all kinds of situations,
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