Replacement of Airport Lease Management System (ALMS)

About the Program

Category: County Administration and Management (Best in Category)

Year: 2015

The County of San Diego’s Airport Lease Management System (ALMS) had been in place since the late-1990’s and played a critical role in the day-to-day property management and project tracking for Airports’ staff. This County-owned software was no longer technically supported and staff had to develop a new information technology solution to replace the system. Off-the-shelf property management software did not meet the specific needs of the County and to tailor such products to County’s requirements would be prohibitively expensive. Staff worked with a technical adviser to configure a replacement,which was an Accela-based program that provides all of the same data as the ALMS program while also allowing for enhancements that will improve administration of the County Airports property contracts. Its web-based interface allows it to be accessed by staff from any County computer. New innovations include the ability for GIS and documents to be tied to property records and the configured program links to other County databases improving interdepartmental coordination and increasing employee productivity.