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Schneider demos Beacon portal; Page County hears proposal for $3,996 annual 'basic' bundle upgrade
Summary
Schneider representative Sarah described Beacon, the county's property information portal, and proposed add-on bundles including a citizen-facing basic bundle and assessor-focused essentials bundle; the basic bundle was quoted at $3,996 annually plus a one-time setup cost, with billing to start the following July.
A Schneider representative, identified in the meeting as Sarah, presented the Beacon property information portal used by Page County since 2009 and outlined optional add-on bundles intended to increase transparency and internal efficiency.
"I represent the company that provides the Beacon property information portal for Page County," Sarah said, and reviewed features such as a property-tax distribution module (with pie‑chart visuals), a comp-report generator, a tax estimator, data-extract tools for GIS downloads and expanded document access for parcel-related PDFs.
Sarah described two tiers: a citizen-facing "basic" bundle and an "essentials" back‑office bundle aimed at assessor workflows. She said the basic bundle would be an incremental $3,996 per year, plus a one‑time setup fee, and that any increase would not be charged until the following July.
Board members discussed cost-sharing options (county vs. specific offices) and whether the assessor’s office would absorb back‑office costs. Jason (present in the room) had been involved in prior conversations about internal assessor tools and the board asked Sarah to share examples and links to counties that have adopted the basic package.
Sarah offered Montgomery County and Audubon County as demonstration sites and said the vendor’s main site is beacon-schneidercorp.com. No formal purchase decision was made at the meeting; staff indicated they would review materials and discuss funding arrangements.
