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Summary
 The ProfilesTM
permit management system includes contractor licensing software and
inspection tracking software, as well as user defined tables such as
standard permit comments, zoning districts, council or police jury
districts, employees.
The ProfilesTM
interface is graphical... it is user friendly. This environment allows for a
low training curve for employees. All complex functions are automated. This
allows the user to concentrate on the accuracy and speed of issuing a permit
in lieu of learning complex routines and functions typically associated with
many municipal permitting systems.
ProfilesTM
will allow the user to record all information necessary in the reporting,
printing and analyzing of Building Permits, Electrical, Mechanical &
Plumbing Permits, Occupancy Permits and Certificates of Occupancy as well as
manage inspections and track contractor licensing. Finally, since this is a
scalable / modular system, you need only to purchase the modules one
requires to get started. As your facility grows, you may continue to add new
modules thus further enhancing ProfilesTM
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Features
The Contractor Database Module will track all licensed residential,
mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractors and verify their insurance
requirements and license expirations automatically before issuing a permit.
Mailing labels are easily obtained from the database for the purpose
of mailing renewal certificates or other information necessary in the
continued communication to the building community, of code changes or other
clarifications.
The database system was written by a Building Official, someone who
understands the problems inherent with the administration of a permit and
inspection office and their interaction with planning departments.
Other modules are available to make the administration of your office
easier. The Planning Module tracks all new plats and property improvements
and works with the other modules of the database system. The Customer
Service Module will track work orders or customer complaint phone calls. You
may also create your own compliance letters and automatically track
responses to such correspondence.
The system
has three methods of tracking various types of permits; (1) Type of Permit,
i.e., Residential, Commercial... (2) Standard/Uniform Building Code
Classification of Occupancy and (3) the Federal Government definition of
Proposed Use which can also issue US Census style reports.
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Advantages
The system's scalable architecture can grow with your municipality.
It may be modified to continuously suit the needs of your local government.
Add additional modules to the system such as the Planning Module or the
Municipal Street Numbering and Road Management Modules.
Track any additional permit attached to the property address with one
button.
There is a complete selection of pre-formatted reports available.
These reports can summarize totals on a daily, weekly, monthly, year-to-date
or annual time tables. Interim date ranges may also be selected by the user.
Contractor activity, permit activity or other parameters may also be
selected and reported.
Use one type of paper. The paper used is pre-printed, mid-page-
perforated 8˝" x 11" stock. This allows the user to
stock one paper
for all building permits, contractor renewal certificates and supplemental
(occupancy, electrical, plumbing mechanical, sign, etc.) permits.
Easily export your data to outside entities. The system base price
allows for 2 predefined export queries (pre-selected searches which includes
the data fields you wish to distribute or sell.)
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Depending on your version of Profiles, several other components of
the system are (a) User Editable or (b) Administrator Editable.
a) User Editable Tables:
Create or modify your political districts
Create or modify your zoning districts
Create or modify personnel data
Create electrical, mechanical & plumbing fees
Create "canned" permit comments / notes
Create or modify contractor license sub-categories
Create or modify different types of inspections
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Note: All Profiles and Profiles SE fees are editable.
Some local governments do not typically adopt building permit fees which can
be easily placed in a table and are therefore encoded into the Profiles
LE version.
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b) Administrator Editable (password protected) components:
| 1. Modify contractor license requirements (insurance, bonds, state
requirements, state licenses, etc.) 2. Globally modify the program header info (this information appears on
reports, licenses and permits.) Global header data typically consists of a
city / office name, address, department and phone numbers;
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Automatic Conditional Issue, Approval Tags and Event Triggers
| 3. Modify the description of 12 building permit
approval tags. Tags are
approval requirements that you determine necessary for the correct issuing
of the permit. If a tag box is clicked, a follow up date must be entered or
a "Check Approvals" message will appear until the requirement is reconciled.
Tags follow the permit process from review up to the issuing of the building
permit. 4. Modify the conditions
upon which to issue a permit. For example, you may elect to (or
not to) issue a permit if the contractor license is invalid or a
"hold" has been placed on the permit. Permits cannot be issued with
such triggers activated. Profiles and Profiles SE have a
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