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Government Operations — Overview

The Public Sector / Government Operations add-on: jurisdictional GIS boundaries, statutory tariffs, public budget coding, permits, records requests, grants and citizen services.

Module Overview

The Government Operations add-on (package id government, domain GOVERNMENT) equips a municipality, county, or public-sector agency to maintain jurisdictional boundary data, statutory fee/fine/tax schedules and analytical public budget codes, then run permit review, field inspection, public records (FOIA), grant disbursement, fleet/infrastructure maintenance and citizen service request (311) operations on top of that master data. It is a wired, purchasable package — gated by a tenant entitlement and per-user Government roles.

At a glance

  • Domain: GOVERNMENT
  • URL prefix: /government/…
  • Governance screens: Roles, Public Personnel & Bargaining Unit Roster (staff)
  • Operational master data: Jurisdictions, GIS Zones & Electoral Districts; Statutory Fee, Fine & Tax Schedules; Public Budget & Revenue Source Directory

Capabilities

Government Operations ships with eleven out-of-the-box capabilities spanning permitting, inspections, records, grants, fleet dispatch and citizen services. Approver capabilities carry sign-off authority.

CapabilityPurposeApprover
Permit reviewReview permit and zoning applications
Permit approvalApprove multi-agency permits and zoning applicationsYes
Inspection conductConduct field inspections
Enforcement issueIssue code-enforcement noticesYes
FOIA processingProcess public-records requests
Records redactionApply legal redactions to public recordsYes
Grant scoringScore grant applications
Funds disbursementAuthorize milestone-based fund disbursementYes
Fleet dispatchDispatch the municipal fleet
311 triageTriage citizen service requests
Audit viewView the public-fund and records audit trail

Secure Data Sharing with Government Entities

Public organizations often need to share operational data with regulatory authorities and government agencies. The add-on provides a secure, traceable platform for that exchange, with role-based access and encryption, approvals before release and audit trails, ensuring compliance while maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive information. See Secure Data Sharing with Government Entities.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to use the Government Operations add-on?
The tenant must have the Government package activated, and your user must hold a Government domain role (e.g. Permit & Zoning Officer). See Roles & Capabilities.
Can a Government user see other add-ons' data?
No. A Government role exposes only GOVERNMENT and GLOBAL capabilities — never Legal, Healthcare, Manufacturing, etc.
Who can manage the Government team?
Tenant admins, via the governance Roles and Public Personnel & Bargaining Unit Roster screens under Administration & Access.
Where should I start setting up this add-on?
Start with the three Operational Setup screens — jurisdictional boundaries, statutory fee schedules and the public budget directory — since permit, inspection, grant and citizen-service workflows reference this master data. See Operational Setup.