REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 13, 2026
FROM
JOSIE GONZALES, Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk
SUBJECT
Title
Agreement with SmartBear for Software Services
End
RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Terminate non-financial Terms of Use Agreement No. 24-1006 with SmartBear Software, Inc.
2. Approve non-financial Terms of Use Agreement with SmartBear Software, Inc., including non-standard terms, for software services, effective January 13, 2026, and continuing until terminated by either party.
3. Authorize the Departmental Information Systems Administrator to electronically accept the Terms of Use Agreement in Recommendation No. 2 related to software services offered by SmartBear Software, Inc.
(Presenter: Josie Gonzales, Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk, 382-3204)
Body
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 M...
Click here for full text