Little Rock, Ark. Rolls Out Paperless Option for Businesses
15 September 2015 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Business owners can get annual renewal emails
to avoid missing deadlines
Business owners can now go green with the City of Little Rock
through a new paperless e-notification system that enables users to
receive reminders when it’s time to pay license fees at each stage
of the business cycle. This convenient option is part of the Little
Rock Business License payment system, which lets businesses access
their account at lrbusinesslicenses.org to assess, pay fees and
acquire a license – all without ever needing to visit City
Hall.
“Our citizens are shopping, paying bills and applying for
services online more than ever before,” city of Little Rock
Treasury Manager Scott Massanelli said. “We are proud to offer this
much-needed online service to help make our business owners’
interactions with City Hall as quick and efficient as possible. The
new online system will also save our city government money by
greatly reducing the number of statements my staff needs to print
and mail.”
In its first year alone, the paperless e-notification system is
expected to save nearly 1,040 hours of staff time and almost $4,450
in other costs previously required to print licenses and mail
assessments and statements. The approach is also environmentally
friendly, reducing the city’s use of nearly 20,000 pieces of
paper.
Business license renewal emails will include a link that prompts
the business owner to log into their secure account on the City of
Little Rock website. From there, license fees can be paid with just
a few clicks or taps on a mobile device.
The City’s Treasury Management division partnered with the
Information Network of Arkansas (INA) to offer this service and
help streamline the license renewal process for business
owners.
“Work began many months ago between our IT department and INA to
make the system user-friendly yet secure,” Treasury Management
Operations Analyst Amanda McKinney said. “We’re excited for the
release and anticipate businesses will be as well.”
Little Rock business license and tobacco permit payments are due
January 1 each year. Business owners can pay their license fees
online with Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express credit
cards through a secure payment processing system. Payments can also
be made in person at Little Rock City Hall, by phone, or by
mail.
About the City of Little Rock
The City of Little Rock is the seat of Arkansas government and
home to more than 200,000 citizens. Its focus is to provide a safe
environment for those citizens to live, work, and play and to
enrich the quality of life by providing efficient delivery of vital
services. The City supports economic development by providing
opportunities to retain, form, and attract businesses. Working
alongside community partners, Little Rock aims to ensure access to
opportunities for recreational, creative, and educational
experiences. Information about the services provided by the City
can be found at littlerock.org.
About Information Network of Arkansas
The Information Network of Arkansas (INA) is a public-private
partnership between the state of Arkansas and the Arkansas
Information Consortium (AIC) that helps Arkansas state and local
government entities Web-enable their information services. Little
Rock-based AIC is part of e-Government firm NIC's (EGOV) family of
companies. INA operates Arkansas.gov, the official website of the
state of Arkansas, which offers more than 1,100 state and local
online services.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading
provider of official government websites, online services, and
secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative
eGovernment services help make government more accessible to
everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides
eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local
agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the
“100 Best Small Companies in America” six times, most recently
ranked at No. 36 (2014), and the company has been included four
times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is
available at http://www.egov.com.
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City of Little RockScott Massanelli,
501-371-4532smassanelli@littlerock.orgorInformation Network of
ArkansasBob Sanders, 501-324-8915bob@ark.org
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