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!
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!
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!
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/
Congratulations to the Mason Central Appraisal District! They are the latest PACS Texas client to go live on PACS Appraisal and PACS Collections!
Click the below link to check out the PACS Evolution communication that was recently sent out to our TX clients!
PACS Evolution Phased Rollout, Release Functionality Announcement & Budget Planning
The Nacogdoches CAD Management was looking to promote a five year technology direction and leverage a field mobile solution with an emphasis on having a reliable Tax Collections application integrated with the CAMA solution. The CAD found this with the Harris Govern PACS Suite and our Mobile Software.
Your input helps us identify areas of improvement for our organization and assist our team in ensuring our strategies are focused on your needs. Please take a few minutes to answer questions about your experience with Harris Govern.
The survey is designed so you may give feedback for each of our departments. A definition of our Department is listed below:
Professional Services – this team is involved in the implementation of products. For new clients, they work with you on data conversion, project management, through go-live activities of the products as they are brought ‘live’ in your office. Professional Services also handle services such as GIS and Deed processing, IT Services, and implementation/training of small products (example: you are an existing client and purchase a new product; this team will organize the delivery and training to your office).
Research and Development – this team is involved with the development of our products. They will handle the creation of new products, maintaining our existing products, and ensuring we are meeting legislative compliance of products.
Sales – this team is involved in providing product demonstrations, quotes for our products & services and training, and the selling of our products to new and existing customers
Support – this team is involved in answering customer questions regarding the usage and understanding of our products and reviewing customer issues often through our internet ticketing system, TeamSupport, or through our phone system.
If you have not worked with one of these departments, you may skip that section.
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Sincerely,
Harris Govern Executive Team
