“It’s just a very cost-effective way of tracking our resources, It makes the data entry very easy and quick.”

"Pulling together all the requested information was a huge headache. But there wasn’t anything that he asked for that we couldn’t run out of PubWorks. And if there was something I couldn’t figure out, by the end of the afternoon PubWorks was able to create it for me."

“At the end of each day, the crew foreman gives us a job report for his entire crew: what they did, equipment used, materials used, anything like that. So we enter it by the whole crew, not separated by employee. It’s faster that way.”

“PubWorks broke down each task that was done during the disaster, and then our FEMA reps chose which of those tasks could be reimbursed, Before (PubWorks) that would have been really difficult, if they’d even have been able to do it.”

“The greatest value I see with PubWorks is the accountability that the department brings to the County and the ability to easily and effectively manage all our assets.”

“PubWorks is a program that I was able to use effectively within the first 2 weeks. It does not take a lot of training time to use the system on a daily basis.”

“Is that stop sign getting hit all the time? Maybe we need to move it, Do we need a guardrail on that road? If we’re seeing a lot of accidents in a certain place, then maybe we ought to cut down a few trees there for sight distance.”

"As you know we had a Bridge State Audit which required the detail report for bridge work in PubWorks. We got a huge compliment being the only county so far out of a dozen or so that had specific detail (TASKS) for individual bridges (LOCATION FEATURE). I told them that …

"Just want to let you know that your support department is awesome and they are always here when I need them. Within minutes from my email I am getting a phone call to help me out with my problems. I totally love this program. Thanks for making my life and …

“The biggest obstacle for us is making the transition from our older system, I’m excited to see where we will be in another six months.”

"PubWorks allows us to be completely transparent and accountable to the taxpayers of Edgar County, because we can justify, demonstrate and illustrate everything we’re doing, where we’re going and how the dollars are being spent."

"In 2011 we didn’t have PubWorks and dealing with FEMA was a nightmare. Once we started using PubWorks it became easier to satisfy FEMA requirements with the records we were able to provide. FEMA was happy to use the documentation and reporting that we produced."

“PubWorks is easy to learn, easy to use and the reports are wonderful. Our commissioners are much happier with our reporting ability.”

"Our work crew manager tells us what the project is for the day. Our workers only have to tell us where they were, what equipment they are in, and what they are doing. We made it real simple for them."

“You can determine how you’re going to gather information, what you need to quantify.”