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Information Technology
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide exceptional, innovative, and customer-driven technology services that enable the business of City government to be conducted with excellence. The City of Fort Collins proudly recognizes the role information technology plays in fulfilling the City's mission of delivering exceptional municipal services for an exceptional community. Our IT Department works in partnership with departments and service providers to plan and implement technology solutions that address the needs of our customers, both internal and external.
Strategic Plan
The IT Department is pleased to share this summary of our 2014-2018 Strategic Plan
Recent Technology Awards And Recognition
Sustainability
The City of Fort Collins received a Gold Award for its achievements in the State Electronics Challenge, a comprehensive nationwide environmental sustainability initiative currently across 39 states.
The city was recognized for its accomplishments in green purchasing, energy conservation and responsible recycling of electronic office equipment in 2017. These efforts were made possible by a collaboration between the City’s Information Technology and the Purchasing Departments.
Transparency and Communication
The annual Digital Cities Survey, presented by the Center for Digital Government, recognizes cities with best practices in public sector information and communications technology.
City of Fort Collins
- 2016 – 2nd place
- 2015 – 3rd place
- 2014 – 7th place
- 2013 – 5th place
The annual Best of the Web Achievement Awards presented by the Center for Digital Government recognizes city, county and state governments for outstanding portals and websites, based on innovation, functionality, productivity and performance.
City of Fort Collins
- 2016 – 7th place
- 2014 – Finalist
Innovation
The annual ESRI User Conference recognizes excellence in the way data is displayed using maps and 3D images.
City of Fort Collins
- 2017 ESRI UC – Best ArcGIS Pro Map
- 2016 ESRI UC – Carto Special Interest Group
- 2015 CaGIS Recreational/Travel Map – Best of Category
- 2015 ESRI UC – Carto Special Interest Group
- 2014 ESRI UC – Best Cartographic Design - Map Series or Atlas
Exceptional Customer Service
The City of Fort Collins received the Exceptional Customer Service Award, presented by the Colorado Government Association of Information Technology in Spring 2015. The award was presented in recognition of the automation of utility service work orders, which ensures a more streamlined process and faster service for the end customer.
Current Projects
- City Council At Your Fingertips
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The City provides the resources so you can follow City Council meeting and work session agendas, stream live meeting and work sessions, view archived and captured segments of these meetings and access voting results.
- Sales And Use Tax Online
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Are you interested in conducting business with the City of Fort Collins? Vendors have access to information about the types of business licenses required by the City of Fort Collins, the fees associated with those licenses, the type and amount of taxes that must be collected and paid along with the required forms, details about the deadlines and submittal processes.
- Mason Corridor - MAX
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The Mason Corridor is a five mile north-south byway within the city of Fort Collins which extends from Cherry Street on the north to south of Harmony Road. The corridor is centered along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway property, located a few hundred feet west of College Avenue (US 287).
The Mason Corridor includes a new bicycle and pedestrian trail as well as a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, known as MAX, in a fixed guideway for the majority of the corridor. Stations along the cooridor incorporate amenities that are similar to light rail, with low floor boarding platforms, sleek new busses, next bus arrival information, and pre-pay fare machines.
- Advance Meter Fort Collins - AMFC
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Residential and business customers can set up an account, start or stop services, review utilitiy rates and payment options, view their electricity and water usage and pay their bills. This site also provides information abou tays to reduce electricity and water consumption.
- CityDocs
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Looking for a public record? CityDocs holds more than 1 million documents dating back to 1889. Check here if you're looking for City Council agendas, ordinances and resolutions, engineering or purchasing documents. You'll also find links to Accounts Payable, Human Resources, Traffic, Utilities, Neighborhood and Building Services/Zoning and more.
- FCMaps
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GIS technology allows any type of spatially referenced information to be stored, analyzed and reproduced. The City's GIS data and services are an integral thread that runs throughout the organization, providing relevant services and products. This includes systems and applications, data services, maps, other presentation products, spatial analysis, integration, and general support of the organization in the use of GIS.