REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 22, 2024
FROM
CHRIS WILHITE, Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk
SUBJECT
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Agreement with SmartBear for Software Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve a non-financial Terms of Use Agreement with SmartBear, including non-standard terms, for software services, effective October 22, 2024, and continuing until terminated by either party.
2. Authorize the Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk to electronically accept the Terms of Use Agreement in Recommendation No. 1 related to software services offered by SmartBear.
(Presenter: Chris Wilhite, Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk, 382-3208)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The SmartBear Terms of Use Agreement (Agreement) is non-financial in nature and does not commit the County to make any purchases. When future purchases are made under this Agreement, County purchasing policies will be adhered to, and the Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk Department (ARC) will return to the Board of Supervisors (Board) for approval, if necessary.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Assessor Division of ARC is responsible for locating, describing, and identifying ownership of property within the county; establishing a taxable value for properties subject to taxation; applying applicable legal exemptions; and publishing annual and supplemental assessment rolls. The ARC is the main data source for many internal and external public agencies, property owners, and business entities for public records. The Property Information Management System (PIMS), the current Information Technology (IT) system that houses this data, is being modernized to a supportable IT platfo...
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