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The Counties of Polk, Tillamook, Jackson and Deschutes are cooperating in the further development of Polk County's A&T Package. The A&T will fully support all aspects of the Assessment and Taxation computer needs. This web page has been developed to enhance communication about the application between the four county partners. |
Ownership,
Cost of Software License,
and Hardware Support
I. Ownership:
Ownership of the Assessment & Taxation program shall remain with Polk County. Members of THE COUNTIES shall hold a right to use the program and an interest in the revenue generated by future sales of program usage.
The members of THE COUNTIES are made up of Deschutes, Jackson, Polk and Tillamook.
New Counties will receive the use to all new enhancements and agreed programming by THE COUNTIES through fiscal year 2004, as part of cost for license.
II. Cost of Software License:
Cost of software license to use the A & T program are estimates only and are intended to be used as a guideline in helping those interested parties in their decision process. These cost are for the license to use the A & T program. Cost for support and conversion will need to be factored over and above this cost.
III. Accounts per County Cost Range
Accounts Per County Cost Range 0
5,000
$40,000
5001
10,000
$40,000
$60,000
10,001
30,000
$60,000
$110,000
30,001
50,000
$110,000
$150,000
50,001
100,000
$150,000
$200,000
100,000
up
$200,000
up
The software license will provide access and use to all applications currently in use by THE COUNTIES, plus enhancements and programming scheduled for the next two years by THE COUNTIES. Some of the programming for the next two years will consist of a re-write of personal property valuation application, development of commercial valuation application, manufactured sales and ratio application, and Web Query support.
After the 2004 fiscal year, all participating counties will share the cost of future program development, enhancements or maintenance pool based on a cost formula to be determined by THE COUNTIES.
IV. Support Provider:
This A & T program is supported by Helion Software Inc., an independent IS contractor located in Salem, Oregon. THE COUNTIES have an exclusive contract with Helion to provide for conversion, programming and county maintenance support through the year 2004.
To find out more about Helion, or to find out estimated cost for conversion and maintenance support estimates search the Web Site at www.Helionsoft.com.
V.
Current Hardware (Minimum) Requirements to Operate Software:
(as of May, 2002)
Workstation:
• 233 Mghz.
• 1 Gig hard drive
• 600 mg is needed for Oracle client
• 256 RAM
• 17" monitors capable of 1024x768
• Windows 9x
• Office 97 or aboveIf your county has client server support, such as a Citrix environment, this may work to substitute for these workstation minimum requirements.
Server:
• 1.5 Ghrz.
• 1 Gig RAM
• 20 Gig HDD Raid 5
• Oracle 9i
• Server 2000Network:
• Best with 100MBps
This page will be updated as more information becomes available. In the meantime, please feel free to contact us by email here.
Thank you.
