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<br />Improve the Information Available Over the Internet <br /> <br />Once a course of action has been determined relative to how the systems will be changed, there <br />will be a new set of data points that are relevant to the citizens of Cass County. Better historical <br />information, more details relative to certified and uncertified special assessments, and links <br />between GIS and property and tax information have been requests by residents for several years. <br />By addressing the software applications within the County, the County then can consider how <br />best to share this information over the internet. <br /> <br />In addition to having more information available over the internet, the way in which the data is <br />accessed could be improved. As mentioned in observation number seven, there's a fairly well <br />laid out process to move data between Cass County, Fargo and West Fargo. However, there's an <br />inherent risk to moving so much data each night. <br /> <br />A simpler way to approach it would be to link the master data points from each server when <br />requested by a user. In this scenario, the daily processing of information for Cass, Fargo and <br />West Fargo doesn't change. What changes is how the information is displayed to the user. With <br />a new design, the data points from each server will be accessed real time through link servers and <br />various queries that pull the needed data from the source. Rather than duplicating and moving <br />data each night, the data is presented from its source, on demand, as the user requests it. The risk <br />associated with this design, is that if one of the "links" between the servers goes down, a portion <br />ofthe information would be temporarily unavailable. Special care would need to be taken to <br />have the availability of the servers and protect the data points that link information - although this <br />is nothing exceptional to design or maintain. <br /> <br />Another benefit to linking the servers and data points between Cass, Fargo and West Fargo is that <br />there would be easier access to detailed special assessment information. Today, the current year <br />lump sum data is submitted to Cass County, while Fargo and West Fargo maintain the detail. By <br />linking the data points, it would be easier for residents to get a clearer picture of their detailed tax <br />liabi li ty and history. <br /> <br />CaS8 County T ax Automation Assessment & Recommendation Page 12 <br />05/05/2006 <br />Proprit/mJ' and Cotifidential.- Contents of lhis doCflmtnt can not be "produced without writ/in prrmission from Bide Baii!y, UY and <br />Cass COHnD' ND <br />