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Harris Govern and BIS Consultants reimagined what it would look like to become partners and to better serve our clients!

BIS Track
We are excited to announce that BIS will be teaching an entire track of sessions at our conference to include:

Cyber Security
Website Training
Appraisal Data Solutions using Microsoft Excel
Appraisal Office IT Basics
Maps Review Best Practices
Exemptions Round Table
The Remote Appraisal Office
Customer Service

Click here to check out our agenda!

BIS Happy Hour
The planning has started for a post-class Happy Hour!

Date: Monday, Dec 6th
Time: 5:00 pm

More information to follow!

Register Today
Be sure to register today to join the more than 225 registrants from over 75 different Harris Govern client offices. The registration price is $490.00 per person. You don’t want to miss out, so register today!

Click here to register!

Hotel Reservations
Currently, the Conference hotel room block at the Hilton Granite Park has sold out.

One of the overflow hotels is the Home2 Suites by Hilton Dallas-Frisco which is about one (1) mile from the Conference Hotel.

Click the below link and use the reservation code CHTHGU and/or call them at 972-377-7300 and ask for the Harris Govern rate to make your reservations. The Home2 Suites by Hilton rate is $122 a night.

Click here to reserve your hotel room at the Home2 Suites by Hilton Dallas-Frisco, TX!

The other overflow hotel is the Sandman Hotel which is a block away from the Conference Hotel.

Click the below link and use the reservation code 64697 and/or call them at 469-306-4420 and ask for the Harris Govern rate to make your reservations. The Sandman is honoring the government rate of $120 a night.

Click here to reserve your hotel room at the Sandman Hotel!

Questions?
For questions, please reach out to Bobbie Fockler at bfockler@harriscomputer.com or at (469) 663-2856.

Harris Govern, an industry leader in property appraisal and tax software, and BIS Consultants, a technology provider of enterprise-level IT, GIS and Web Services, announce a reseller partnership to transition Harris Govern’s current Cloud Services and online offerings to be provided by BIS.

Click the below link to check out the July 2021/Issue 3 of the Harris Govern Newsletter!

Harris Govern July 2021 Newsletter

Since 2001, the City of Providence has been using Govern for Windows as its enterprise software application to manage their Assessment, Personal Property, Real Property, Tax Title, Accounts Receivable, and Public Self-Service Portal.

Thank you to the City of Providence’s commitment to the OpenForms platform and Harris Govern!  We appreciate your long-term partnership, and we’re excited about getting you on the path to OpenForms and maintaining an even more extended collaboration.

Since 2008, the City of Savannah has been using Govern for Windows to manage their Tax Billing & Collection, Tax Title/Lien, Permits & Inspections, Business Tax, Special Assessment, Utility Billing, Cash Collection, Accounts Receivable, Property Control, Workflow, and Public Self-Service Portal taxpayer needs. We are pleased to announce that the City is now live on the Miscellaneous Billing module. Thank you to the City of Savannah for their long term partnership!

We would like to welcome Navajo County Treasurer to the Harris Govern family. They have selected CollectWare to be their new Treasurer/Real Property Tax Collection software.

We’re so excited to be able to have the Harris Govern User Conference in-person this year and see everyone. It’s been a long year and this is something all of us here at Harris Govern are looking forward to.

Registration Costs
The Early Bird Registration is $440.00 per person. Be sure to register early so you do not miss out on this special pricing!

Click here to register!

Chief Executive Session is Back
Back by popular demand, is the Chief Executive session! This session allows our client executives to meet with the Harris Govern executives.

We are excited to share our conference agenda that includes 6 tracks (for a total of 45 sessions) including a Learning Lab track! You won’t want to miss the New Matix sessions and our popular client led sessions!

Click here to check out the agenda!

Hotel Reservations
The hotel block for the Harris Govern User Conference at the Hilton Dallas/ Plano Granite Park in Plano, Texas is open and the rooms are going fast!

The blended rate is $165.00 per night until the room block is sold out.

The hotel offers shuttle service within a limited area and is only 20 minutes from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field.

We are looking into overflow hotel information that will be provided soon.

Click here to reserve your hotel room!

Recent Conference Communication
Click the below link to check out the recent communication sent out about the conference!

Harris Govern User Conference Registration Now Open

The Harris Govern User Conference is December 6-8, 2021 at the Hilton Dallas/Plano Granite Park in Plano, TX, we hope you can join us!

See You In-Person
We’re so excited to be able to have the Harris Govern User Conference in-person this year and see everyone. It’s been a long year and this is something all of us here at Harris Govern are looking forward to.

Registration Opens
We are excited to announce that registration for the Harris Govern User Conference will be open May 1st, so mark your calendars!

Registration Costs
Early Bird Registration is $440.00 per person. Be sure to register early so you do not miss out on this special pricing!

Hotel Reservations
The hotel block for the Harris Govern User Conference at the Hilton Dallas/Plano Granite Park in Plano, Texas is now open!  Click here to reserve your hotel room!

Click the below link to check out the communication that was sent out recently to our clients about the conference!

Harris Govern User Conference Registration Opens May 1st

Miami, FL and Allen, TX – March 19, 2021:  Harris Govern, a division of Harris Computer Systems, is pleased to announce that Miami-Dade County Office of the Property Appraiser (the Office) has selected Govern OpenForms Software as its future Computer Aided Mass Appraisal (CAMA) system for its real property appraisal solution.

The Office manages close to 1 million parcels for an approximate 2020 assessment taxable value of $324 billion.  The Office’s primary responsibility is to identify and assess all real and tangible personal property within the County and certify the annual tax roll with the Florida Department of Revenue (FDOR) in accordance with State law.  Furthermore, the Office provides maintenance of all associated property records, the administration of all exemptions, and the annual notification to all property owners in Miami-Dade County of their assessed property value.

The Office performs statutory functions related to the assessment of property for ad valorem taxes, which are vital to the financial health of local tax-supported government services including those of the County, municipalities, public schools, districts supporting water management, fire, police, libraries, and voter-approved debt service obligations.

The Office of the Property Appraiser released a competitive Request For Proposal to evaluate the market for a state-of-the-art platform that would help:

•  Fulfill the above requirements
•  Provide a highly configurable software solution
•  Allow its technical staff to tailor the new software
•  Create an efficient and productive software solution with ease of data access

 “Through an evaluation of competitive vendors’ proposals and oral presentation, it was proven that the Govern Software can provide the Office with such capability based on its OpenForms Platform and the Office of the Property Appraiser has selected the Govern Software as Office staff, both Technical and End Users, will benefit from its highly configurable engine and the capabilities offered by this software,” stated Richard Beaini, Vice President, Major Accounts.

“With the completion of contract negotiations, Harris Govern has embarked on this high-profile project with the Office of the Property Appraiser’s Team.  The Govern OpenForms Software will provide the Office with an innovative, comprehensive, and self-contained “Property Appraisal” system using a very innovative technology platform that enables a more efficient and productive environment through ease of data access and tailoring of the Software to the users’ needs.  One of the major differentiators and a truly unique offering in this industry is OpenForms’ level of configurability. Our Software will enable the Office’s staff to economically manage, enhance and further improve its operating environment as it evolves over time based on internal needs and legislative mandates, all through a flexible configurable engine.  We look forward to a successful project implementation and ongoing partnership with Miami-Dade Property Appraiser Office,” says Chang Kim, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Harris Govern.

“Although a system implementation of this magnitude is never easy, we expect the cost and investment in time will pay for itself with improved efficiencies and the integration of dispersed systems across our Office.  We look forward to working with our new partners,” says Lazaro Solis, Deputy Property Appraiser.

About Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County encompasses more than 2,000 square miles (larger than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware). More than one-third of Miami-Dade County is located in Everglades National Park. The community is located along the southeast tip of the Florida peninsula. It is bounded by Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Everglades National Park to the west, the Florida Keys to the south, and Broward County to the North.

•  Miami-Dade County is a community of 2.8 million residents in 35 municipalities with 104 spoken languages.
•  Miami-Dade County provides a superior infrastructure and strategic location for trade with Latin America and the Caribbean.
•  Miami-Dade County is geographically situated between North and South America making it the cargo gateway of the Americas and well situated for  increased trade from Europe, Asia, and Africa.
•  The greater Miami area is a top destination in the U.S. for international tourists and has consistently ranked among the top preferred destinations for international travelers.
•  Miami International Airport is #1 among U.S. airports for international freight and #2 among U.S. airports for international passengers.
•  The Port of Miami is Florida’s #1 deep-water cargo container port doing business with 250 ports in 100 countries.
•  The Port of Miami is the Cruise Capital of the World as it is home to 7 cruise lines with 22 cruise ships.
•  Greater Miami and the beaches are one of the world’s most popular destinations.
•  Greater Miami area beaches are among the best beaches in the world.

The Office of the Property Appraiser website:  http://www.miamidade.gov/pa/

The Miami-Dade County website:  http://www.miamidade.gov/