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eCityGov Alliance(add logo)

• Leveraging technology business investments
• (Leveraging Local Government Technology
  Investments to provide e-GOV Services)

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eCityGov Alliance Guiding Principles

• Equity in cost sharing
• Core missions are not diluted
• Shared Risk
• Clearly defined roles responsibilities
• Clear direct benefit to each city

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Partner Cities

• Issaquah
• Snoqualmie
• Sammamish
• Bellevue
• Kirkland

• Woodinville
• Mercer Island
• Kenmore
• Bothell

• Governance
• One City One Vote
• Annual Membership Cost allocated by Population
• Project Selection by Board Majority
  cost-allocated by Population formula

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Other Cities

• NWProperty.net subscribers
• SeaTac
• Kent
• Redmond

• Basic members
• Renton
• Shoreline
• Federal Way

(may not use)
Total eCityGov Population598,000
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Alliance Survey Results (may not use)

• Top Joint Activities
• On-line credit card or electronic check capacity
  (12)
• Security and privacy technology (10)
• Jointly hosted applications and services for
  citizens -- Portal page (10)
• Sharing of technology and staff so I do not have
  to buy my own (10)

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Top Joint Activities Cont. (may not use)

• Sharing of web applications developed by a member
  so I do not have to do my own (10)
• Electronic forms software (9)
• Sharing of application building blocks(9)
• Joint purchase of major software for multiple
  jurisdictions(8)
• Local Digital Academy (7)

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Alliance Objectives -- A Reality

• Enhanced service delivery
• Expansion of available resources through shared
  knowledge
• Improved relationships at all levels
• Economies of scale
• Vendor negotiations
• Leveraged infrastructure
• Internal efficiencies

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Enhanced service delivery

• 30 of OTC use MBP.com
• Issaquah 31 in January

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Expansion of available resources through shared
knowledge

• 20 construction tip sheets
• Training opportunities
• eCityGov technical forums
• Construction training sessions
• Staff and contractors
• GIS
• Orthos?
• Address standards

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Improved Relationships

• Document Management
• Economic Development Tools
• ED browser

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Economies of Scale

• Parks registration software negotiation (Class)
• Orthos
• Infrastructure
• Safety and reliability

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Internal Efficiencies

• Cash handling
• Better turnaround times
• Address management
• Reduced operating cost and demand

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Outcomes -- The Results

• Added capacity for your City
• Strategic IT service delivery planning
• Implementation of e-services
• Increased vendor purchasing power
• Staff collaboration

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Lessons Learned

• Collaboration is hard and time consuming
• Produces a superior product
• Long-term gains
• Finding new ways to extend technologies

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Status Report

• MyBuildingPermit.com

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Participating Cities

• Pilot cities
• Issaquah
• Kirkland
• Bellevue
• Mercer Island

• Other Cities
• Sammamish
• Woodinville
• Bothell
• Kenmore
• Snoqualmie

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Project Impetus

• Building Officials Align
• business objectives
• code administration practices
• philosophy
• Multi-city, consistent service delivery model
• Construction Code Advisory Committee
  recommendations

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MyBuildingPermit.com

• Phase I
• Business registration contractor license
  verification
• Opt-in user profile storage
• OTC web permit submittal
• On-line payment options
• Reference and technical help
• Backend interfaces

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MyBuildingPermit.com

• Future Enhancements
• Permit land use status
• Inspection requests results
• Access GIS maps data
• Site personalization options
• Subscriptions services

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Jeff Jordan, PresidentFast Water Heater
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Parks and Recreation

• Teams working
• Contract negotiations
• Hosting options
• Interface issues

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NWProperty.org
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Other Projects

• Address standards
• GIS ortho flight (is Issaquah in on this coming
  flight?)
• Additional tipsheets