Records Portal Opportunity Hernando County launched the Next Request public records portal in 2022, signaling ongoing expansion of digital citizen services. This creates an opportunity to offer integration with back-end systems, workflow automation, secure document management, and analytics to optimize response times and transparency.

Web Modernization Potential The tech stack includes FrontPage and jQuery, indicating a legacy web footprint. A modernization effort could include migrating to a modern CMS, responsive design, accessibility improvements, performance enhancements, and analytics upgrades (GA4) alongside managed hosting and security hardening.

GIS Planning Analytics Frequent planning studies and public works projects point to heavy GIS and asset-management needs. Opportunities exist to provide GIS platforms, spatial data integration, dashboards, and maintenance scheduling to support coastal recreation projects, environmental studies, and transportation planning.

Cybersecurity Compliance Public sector portals and data handling require robust security and regulatory compliance. Propose security assessments, cloud security, identity and access management, data governance, and automated monitoring for Next Request and public-facing sites.

Procurement ERP Modernization With significant IT funding and procurement activity, there is a need to streamline purchasing and financial processes. Offer ERP optimization, procurement analytics, contract lifecycle management, and vendor management with integration to existing financial systems.