City Utility Software and other Fund Accounting Software for government agencies

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4gov is a robust and reliable Fund Accounting software suite designed specifically for government and not-for-profit agencies. It’s easy to implement, change and manage... and it grows as you do.


	4gov© Is a SaaS (Software as a Service) web-based product that is a fully integrated, comprehensive financial management ERP system that specifically meets the daily needs of public sector organizations and maintains continuity of operations during and after disasters, all at the lowest total cost of ownership. Read more about 4gov's web-based SaaS.
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	Accountability Making government more open and accountable ensures that citizens have the information they need to participate meaningfully and hold the government responsible for the decisions it makes. Access to information on government decisions, how they were made, and the results of implementing those decisions are vital to enabling the public to assess its performance.
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	Accounts Payable/Purchasing Controls and accounts for all financial obligations from the time a Purchase Order is submitted until the vendor payment is completed. Budgets are checked for sufficient funding, purchase orders are produced, encumbrances are created and liquidated, cash requirements are monitored, vouchers and checks are printed, and bank reconciliation is handled automatically through the system. Fully interfaced to other 4gov applications. Read more about our Purchasing and Accounts Payable (CAPPS) module.
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	Accounts Receivable/Billing A complete and accurate record of money owed to a government entity by an individual or company is maintained within categories - such as business licenses, animal licenses, tenant bills, miscellaneous services, or public works repairs. Invoices, late notices, aging reports and customer inquiries are provided. Read more about our Accounts Receivable/Billing Application
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	Budget Preparation On-line development and presentation of budgets originate in the departments or in a budget finance office. Personal services, revenue and expenditure budgets, and statistics, are developed from history, payroll interfaces, or direct entry. Budgets proceed in stages from the initial request through the reviews, modifications, and approvals that culminate with the adopted budget, which is further divided by spending/revenue plans into period budgets. Budget history and forecasts are maintained (15 years), and a simulation module answers “what-if” questions. Read more about our Government Budgeting Software
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	Cash Receipts Payments come in from multiple sources. This can be a public counter operation, back office mail operation, lock box, iDC ePAY Internet collections, as well as interfaces from other applications for taxes, utilities, state payments, golf course, etc. Payments are balanced, edited, and processed according to “rules” pre-defined by payment type. A direct interface to the 4gov applications automates the posting of payments. Read more about our Cash Receipts Module
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	CENA The Central Name & Address application allows departments within a government agency to share names and addresses of residents, businesses, and property owners from a single, centralized database. Based on the property number or other key identifier, any name and address may be coordinated so that all of the information about a physical location and the owners and occupants is documented. Read more about our CENA Database Software
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	Citizen Request All employee and constituent inquiries via phone (including 311) or Internet requests can be captured, managed, and action taken with our WEB-based Citizen Request Management system. Problems & Questions can be answered from a central “knowledge base”, or routed to a specific person or department for an answer or service. Emergency instructions can be published on the Web for citizen and media information. Follow-up activities can be monitored and surveys taken. Read more about our Citizen Request Management Module
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	Data Warehouse The 4gov data warehouse is a secure repository for all of an organization’s key data used by management and staff for “self service” analysis, planning, inquiry, and reporting. This is a combination of real time information, history, and archival data.
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	eGovernment eGovernment is online government, and refers to an agency’s use of the Internet to communicate, exchange, and solicit information from its citizens, businesses, and employees. Efficient and open delivery of information and services, with the continuity of government operations during and after a disaster, is our goal with 4gov.
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	ePAY Anywhere, anytime payment processing empowers citizens and businesses to pay government bills with a debit to a bank account or with a credit card, over a secure Internet connection. Payment information is automatically processed in the 4gov applications to ensure accuracy and control. Read more about ePAY
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	Fixed Asset Record Management GASB 34 requires government and not-for-profit agencies to record and track their major assets – such as buildings, roads, and operational plants. This module fulfills these new requirements, with complete functions for tracking the acquisition, depreciation, and retirement of capital assets. Read more about our Asset Tracking Software
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	General Ledger/Financial Accounting 4gov is a full-featured fund accounting software system that satisfies the prescribed fund accounting requirements and meets the CAFR requirements established by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. The GL financial accounting module maintains appropriation control and provides budgetary control and includes a full range of inquiries and reports. Read more about our GL Financial Accounting Module
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	Grants, Programs, Projects Management Accounting for grants, programs, and projects is designed to help public officials manage the cost of specific governmental service activities. Additionally, departments can use this module for controlling their own activities. In addition to budget and actual dollars, statistical data can be tracked for performance measure and analysis. Cost allocation for distributing charges to other departments or billing to outside firms and agencies is an added function. Read more about our Management Accounting Module
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	Human Resources Management HR adds a flexible repository for an infinite range of data useful to today’s human resource professionals, as they manage recruiting, performance, career training, and other unique items. Career events, position or salary changes, training, testing, certifications, security, personnel actions, medical and other user-defined information are tracked for the entire employee life cycle. Read more about our Human Resources Management System
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	Inventory Management Consumable goods inventory is maintained with accurate records of receipts, issues, costs, and physical inventory. Goods are retrieved by warehouse and commodity, pick lists, are created, and all the necessary fund/account transactions are created. Read more about our Inventory Management Module
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	Labor Entry Time and Labor entry supports all your time reporting needs with detailed entry at the employee/day/project/task/time level, including Supervisory review and approval of an employee group. This allows you to meet payroll and departmental requirements with a single point of entry, eliminating redundancy and the need for reconciliation. Read more about our Labor Entry Module
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	Mini Systems Local Ordinances mandate the billing and collection of many fees. Some Fees are charged on a usage/occurrence basis such as parking ticket violations, alarm billing violations, ambulance billing or insurance billing for damages to city property. Other fees are periodic and based on licensing requirements such as vehicle and animal licensing. The Mini-Systems include the special systems - Animal Licensing, Parking Tickets/Violation Tracking, Vehicle Stickers, Police & Fire Alarm Billing.
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	Payroll/Personnel Provides the robust processing features required of a complex government payroll, with added extra functions for position control and labor distribution as well as interfaces to 4gov ledgers. The personnel component complements the employee databases with skills inventory, education, medical, special certification, and job related history. Read more about our Payroll/Personnel System
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	Requisitioning By providing the departments with the ability to enter their own purchase requisitions and monitor all steps in the approval process, smarter, faster, and better purchasing work flow and controls are automated. Requisitions are routed for approval based on individual, department, commodity, dollar value, etc., throughout the organization, based on your polices and procedures. Approved Requisitions can be routed to eProcurement for bidding before they become Purchase Orders. Read more about our Purchase Requisition Module
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	Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) iDC uses SOA architecture and components to communicate information between applications. This flexible, standards-based software approach to building software allows iDC to easily and quickly integrate data and applications. This translates into rapid implementation and less hassle for IT and Finance. This has been adopted by Microsoft , IBM, and Sun as the architecture of the future.
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	Utility Billing and Collection The 4gov Utility Billing application centralizes all account history, billing, and collection and integrates the accounting functions of a government-operated utility. The primary utilities of water, sewer, fire, and refuse along with special billings are processed with this application. The system interfaces with hand-held meter reading systems for billing, Work Orders for repairs, lock box collection, citizen ePAY via the Internet, and outsourced printing of bills. Read more about our Utility Billing Application
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	Web Reporting To promote efficient operations, 4gov produces reports that do not need to be printed, but instead can be viewed on your desktop. These reports can be emailed or posted for Internet access; and produced on a schedule basis or as needed.
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	Work Flow Organization of information, staff, and documents into a repeatable procedure is “Work Flow” management. Work Flow Management is the organization of information, staff and documents into a repeatable process. This can use the Internet, software, other technology & devices, and of course involves manual and organizational procedures and policies. 4gov is designed to help you become more streamlined and efficient, and to use your resources effectively. We can help you make the most out of your scarce resources of staff and money.
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	Work Orders Any time an organization needs to handle an emergency repair, schedule preventative maintenance or process day-to-day requests for services, the Work Order System can be used. Services can be scheduled for equipment, vehicles, buildings - anything that might need to be tracked, maintained, or repaired. A Work Order can also be prepared for Utility Repairs and from 4gov CRM (citizen requests) initiated requests via the Internet. Read more about our 4gov® Work Orders System
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4gov uses the latest WEB architecture, and gives you the ability to: 1) function as your own in-house Intranet or 2) access the 4gov applications on demand 24/7 via the Internet. To learn more about our Fund Accounting Software Solution, 4gov, view our Downloadable PDF Description of 4gov.