AKIMEKA LIS / E-911 ADDRESS MATCH PROJECT
2023 NACo Achievement Award Winner
Charlotte County, Fla., FL
Best In Category
About the Program
Category: County Resiliency (Best in Category)
Year: 2023
2023 NACO Achievement Awards Charlotte County Community Development Department AKIMEKA LIS / E-911 ADDRESS MATCH PROJECT Population: 194,843 (2022 U.S. census estimate) Program Year: 2023 ABSTRACT OF THE PROGRAM The Akimeka LIS / E-911 Address Match project began in August 2020. It aimed to improve the accuracy and dependability of Charlotte County's addressing system in order to speed up emergency response times and save lives. And we succeeded. The Addressing Division of Community Development dedicated between 8 and 15 hours per week to a comprehensive and collaborative effort to identify and correct a wide variety of street errors, including uniformity errors, address range overlaps/disconnects, street suffix type errors, and in-field errors. Meetings were held every two weeks to discuss progress, address concerns, and plan for future enhancements. The Akimeka LIS / E-911 Address Match Project was an exceptional example of how hard work, creativity, and teamwork can improve public safety and emergency response, accurate property and permitting data, as well as for multiple other entities that use our database for our business owners and citizens.