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County health department to adopt SmartGov permitting software after council approves $7,793 appropriation
Summary
Chief Sanitarian Alicia VanEe requested and won council approval for a $7,793 appropriation to purchase SmartGov permitting software and its first‑year maintenance; the system will be integrated with the county Building Department and Solid Waste systems.
Alicia VanEe, chief sanitarian for the Steuben County Health Department, asked the council on April 9 for an additional appropriation of $7,793 to buy SmartGov, a web‑based permitting and records system the county’s Building Department already uses. VanEe said the Health Department will use SmartGov for food permits, septic and well permits, letters of non‑objection and related records; implementation will include migrating historical data at no additional cost.
VanEe said implementation costs are minimized because Building and Solid Waste already use the platform, and Tami Zigler noted future plans to add the highway driveway permit process. Jim Getz moved to approve the appropriation; Wil Howard seconded and the motion carried with seven ayes.
Why it matters: Moving permitting onto the county’s shared SmartGov platform intends to standardize permitting processes and centralize records, reducing IT maintenance overhead and improving tracking.
What’s next: Health Department staff will coordinate implementation and data migration with the Building Department and County IT.
Provenance: Topic introduced at SEG 005 and continued in SEG 006.