An Update on the Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA

2021 CAMA Project Update | Mayor Dave Bronson

An Update on the Computer

Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA)

System Upgrade Project

September 10th, 2021


Who Is Here Today?Tyler Technologies:

• Jared Angell (Implementation Manager)

• Robert Goodman (Project Manager)

Pango Technologies:

• Justin Martin (Project Manager for MOA)

Municipality of Anchorage:

• Marc Dahl (Director of IT)

• Jack Gadamus (Municipal Assessor)

• Dan Moore (Municipal Treasurer)

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MOA Project Team

Project Sponsors:

Travis Frisk, Chief Fiscal Officer

Jack Gadamus, Municipal Assessor

Dan Moore, Municipal Treasurer

Project Team:

Justin Martin, Project Manager for MOA (Pango Technology)

Myron Heil, Mainframe Supervisor (MOA)

Sandra Fern, Business Analyst (MOA)

David Counts, Business Analyst (Pango Technology)

Blythe Easterly, Business Analyst (Pango Technology)

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What is CAMA?

• Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA)

• Supports: Property Appraisal & Tax Billing

• 30 year-old technology

– Runs on a mainframe

– Difficult to find technical support for old

system

– No longer supported by the vendor

– Any system change is a HUGE effort

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CAMA Upgrade Project Overview

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• Using the software vendor to perform the upgrade – Tyler Technologies

• Installing and configuring the latest version of the software – “iasWorld”

• Moving off the mainframe and will run on a virtual Microsoft server

• Upgrade is following an “off the shelf” philosophy – changing business

process instead of customizing code

• Will allow the MOA to adapt more readily to future assessment/tax

changes

• Current Go-live estimate: Q1 2022


CAMA Upgrade Project Timeline

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2019 2020 2021

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Phase 5Go-Live

Phase 1Initiate/Plan

Phase 3Build/Validate

1 3

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Phase 4Test/Train

MOA Kick-off

Phase 2Assess/Define

ProjectCloseout

Q1 Q2 Q3


Omnibus Ordinance, AO 2020-96

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Personally

owned

Mobile

Homes will

be exempt

Commercial

aircraft will be

subject to a flat

tax based on

weight

Business

Property

Assessment

Returns will add

a penalty to

non-filers

Property Tax Due

Date will get

extended to

month end

Property Tax

Refunds will allow

money to transfer

between

accounts

The ordinance was passed to maximize taxpayer equity, government efficiency, and process improvement for new CAMA system

AO 2021-64 AO to better

define

commercial

aircraft


Current CAMA Operating Costs—OIT

Budget

• OIT spends $750k/year operating supporting mainframe

• Continue to spend $750k through 2021

• Continue to spend $230k iasWorld maintenance and support

• 2022, OIT plans to retire the mainframe.

• $750k less $231k annual maintenance cost for new Tyler System,

expect an operational savings of $500k to start in 2022

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Post Go-Live

• Expect an operational savings of $500k post Go-Live

• Increased taxpayer transparency

• Increased flexibility

• Project work will continue post Go-Live

– Continue to learn/grow with the new system

– Several modules will be implemented post Go-Live

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Increased Taxpayer Transparency(Post Go-Live!)

Category Capability in Legacy CAMA System

Capability in New CAMA System

Maps Yes Yes

Land Information Limited Yes

Improved Information Yes Yes

Valuation History Partial (3 yrs) Yes

Sketches No Yes

Permit Information No Yes

Electronic Fund Transfer Basic Streamlined

Smartfile* No Yes

Sales Comparison Grids Basic Yes

Mailing Address Yes Yes

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y

*Smartfile involves online

fillable forms and includes:

• Appeals

• Personal Property Business

filings

• Exemptions


Enhanced Flexibility (Post Go-Live!)

• Empowering the end user

– Better queries

– Less reliance on IT: more user-friendly configurations

• Experts at our fingertips post go-live

– Tyler Technologies has been in the industry for 80 years. We will continue

to receive updates and upgrades in the future

• Common Technology

– Easier to find labor that allows us to modify the system and integrate

with other business platforms

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Post Go-Live! Projects

The work isn’t over after we go-live

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Field MobileField Mobile allows an

appraiser to access,

verify, and edit

property information in

the field

Sketch Sketch will be ready

out of the box, but we

will transition to the

new sketch process

over the coming years

Ongoing Training

and Integration

Training users and revisiting

our business processes will be

an ongoing process.


Timeline of the CAMA Upgrade Project in 2022

Maintain legacy system

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Decomission legacy system

Field Mobile

Transition to iasWorld Sketch (during re-inspections)

Go-Live!

Work flow Process

Stabalize w/Tyler’s support


Thank You

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An Update on the Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA