Health and Safety Solution for Government
New Solutions Extend Civic Platform to Manage Environmental Health
Programs and Processes While Regulating the $1.5 Trillion Hospitality
Industry
Accela, the leading provider of civic engagement solutions for
government, announced today that it has acquired Decade Software, a
provider of environmental health and safety solutions to Health
Departments in the United States and abroad. The solution empowers
Directors, Program Managers, Administrators, Inspectors and Public
Constituents by giving them the tools, training and expertise to
effectively fulfill the mission of protecting the publics health while
supporting agency programs including: Food Protection, Recreational
Health, Onsite Wastewater Treatment/Septic, Drinking Water, Vector
Control, Solid Waste, Hazardous Materials and Body Art.
The acquisition of Decade Software increases the value proposition of
the Accela Civic Platform by delivering benefits for both companies
customers and growing the portfolio of government agencies currently
leveraging Accela for Land and Asset Management, Licensing, Recreation
and Resource Management, Legislative Management, Right of Way Management
and Environmental Health and Safety. Decade Softwares long history in
the environmental health and safety vertical supports customers
including Orange County, California; Los Angeles County Environmental
Health and Fire Department; Seattle-King County, Washington; Sacramento
County, California; Baltimore Environmental Health; and the Southern
Nevada Health District.
Were excited to offer a more robust environmental health and safety
solution on the Civic Platform, said Maury Blackman, President and CEO,
Accela. This acquisition provides our agency customers with uniform
access to processes and data that are critical to an agencys success.
With the acquisition of Decade, were reinforcing our leadership
position in the civic tech market, accelerating our ability to innovate
and adding value for government agencies of all sizes. Additionally,
these solutions enable civic engagement by offering transparent online
public disclosure, giving citizens a view into the health and safety
issues and regulations impacting their community.
Accela Environmental Health and Safety offers a comprehensive, flexible,
web-enabled offering that includes:
Consolidated and Simplified Data Management
Agency-Controlled Page Design and Configuration
Task-Oriented Interface
Compliance Tracking
Reporting and Querying Capabilities
Permitting and Licensing
Financial Management
Complaint Management
Activity Tracking and Workload Assessment
Accela is a leader in civic solutions for government agencies of all
sizes, so this is a perfect fit, said Kevin Delaney, CEO, Decade
Software. Accela and Decade Software are committed to serving our
customers, supporting environmental health and safety programs by
simplifying communication and access to data, and empowering citizens
and business owners through a transparent view into information and
services. We look forward to continuing to innovate on behalf of
citizens and our agency customers and to being a part of the growing
Accela community.
About Accela
Accela is theleading providerof civic engagement solutions for
government. Accela'splatform software solutionsand mobile appsimprove
core processesfor city, county, stateand federal governmentswhile
addressing the diverse needs of their constituents by making publicly
available information more accessible. The Accela Civic Platform
includes solutions for land management, asset management, licensing and
case management, legislative management and more.
With more than 800 customers worldwide, Accela isheadquartered in San
Ramon, California, with offices in San Francisco, New York, Melbourne
and Dubai. For more information, visitwww.accela.com.
