"I look at numbers all day, and expect to as part of my job. But when we are taking information to Council, the City Manager, Department Heads, it’s helpful to share financial information visually. It makes my job easier and it helps them do their jobs better."

“Now that it’s up and running, [department staff] see how much easier it’s made their life. They’re not doing data entry anymore. And our auditors, internal and external, love it because now we’re getting money right up front, where before we weren’t. So our revenue has almost doubled because of …

“Working in procurement is rewarding. I get to work on all the projects the City works on, and I enjoy working with my staff.”

“My experience working with the OpenGov team has been very positive. The support and openness to hear our proposals has always been there, and they deliver on their promises for addressing issues and building additional functionality.”

“When you have a platform this easy, everyone is treated the same way. There are no favorites, no bending the rules for anybody. If you are late to an inspection, it’s time stamped. Everybody follows the same review process because it’s step-by-step in the platform. You can see exactly who …

“Our goal with residential permitting was to make it as simple as possible and to make our input valuable so people weren’t doing work on their own. We don’t just say no and walk away, but rather suggest another, better, safer way to do the work. We aren’t McDonald’s — …

“Sometimes you’re held captive by whatever a software will or won’t do. The best thing about OpenGov is that you dictate how you’re going to use it and it’s so easy to make changes on the backend.”

“We had a shared drive, 25+ Excel spreadsheets, and as many Word documents that had to be moved and updated numerous times during the budget process. OpenGov has really changed that process for us in a positive way.”

“[OpenGov] gives you the opportunity to work from home and access what you need when you need it.”

“50% time savings have freed my staff up from drudgery, enabling them to focus on things to help move this city forward!”

“I’ve been doing the budget here for 20 years, and this year has been the easiest budget yet. I’ve had no issues.”

“OpenGov has been instrumental in enabling us to put all the data including line item details into the budget proposal and make it far easier to understand as the single source of truth. The technology innovation is why we’ve chosen to partner with OpenGov to drive our strategic vision forward.”

“OpenGov is a key partner we utilize to execute and achieve our transparency goals, our civic engagement goals, and to achieve internal efficiencies in terms of data preparation and reporting objectives. They are definitely an important partner in achieving those high-level strategic objectives.”

"Data is the new hammer. Having that data in the field, with the iPad, is a great benefit to any utility, any public works, any government. It is a true worker's app. It gives the worker in the field exactly what they need to see, and it helps them to …

"We're really looking forward to this partnership with OpenGov, because we know we've only scratched the surface of everything it can do."