Town of Riverhead, NY, Streamlines Budgeting, Upgrades Digital Services with OpenGov

Looking for a way to eliminate the need for manual, Excel-based processes and improve its reporting, the Town of Riverhead, NY was on the hunt for a new system to improve its budgeting, permitting, and licensing processes. After an extensive search, it chose to partner with OpenGov, the leader in cloud software for our nation’s local governments.

Located just a few hours from New York City, the Town of Riverhead constantly strives to find new ways to improve service delivery for its residents. In searching for a new system, the Town prioritized finding a platform that could promote collaboration between and within departments, eliminate the need for paper-based processes, and make budgeting easier and more transparent. OpenGov Budgeting & Planning caught the Town’s attention due to its state-of-the-art user interface and the promise of flexible, real-time reporting. Shortly after purchasing OpenGov Budgeting & Planning, the Town wanted to streamline and automate its digital services, and decided to adopt OpenGov Permitting & Licensing as well.

With the adoption of both OpenGov Budgeting & Planning and OpenGov Permitting & Licensing, the Town of Riverhead will have access to best-in-class software to support both its budgeting and digital services efforts. In its budgeting work, the Town will now have an online budget book, scenario planning, and a capital planning module that can provide multi-year projections and key insights into the operating budget. In its permitting and licensing work, the Town will now have an online permit portal, and access to automation and collaboration tools that can help make its work more efficient while improving transparency and accountability.

The Town of Riverhead joins thousands of public sector organizations leveraging OpenGov to revolutionize work processes with cloud-based software designed specifically for the needs of government.

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Published: August 28, 2023