Ibis were excited to be able to be sponsors again at the Queensland LGFP 2019 conference at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast. There was much excitement as Queensland LGFP were celebrating their 40th year and an exceptional celebration it was.
Ibis again attended the NSW Local Government Professionals Finance annual conference, this time in Lovedale, Hunter Valley.
Chris & Jordan from Ibis Information Systems attended the Civic Financial Services Strategic Finance Forum in Christchurch in March 2018. The conference focussed on some interesting topics including: Read more
Ibis again this year sponsored the NSW Revenue Professionals 20th annual conference event at Coffs Harbour. There was interest from councils in Rates & Water Modelling as a focus area – in particular, predicting future impacts on different ratepayers of rates and other policy changes. Richard Noble from the Ibis team was present to answer questions and followup interested councils. Read more
This October Ibis combined its NZ User Group meeting with the annual NZ Society of Local Government Managers (SOLGM) conference in Christchurch – probably NZ’s premier local government event each year. Read more
For the 11th year in a row, Ibis has been a sponsor of the Local Authorities Revenue Managers’ Association of Queensland (LARMAQ) annual conference. This year it was held on the Sunshine Coast (4-6 October). Read more
With the ability to model these decisions and their effects “on the hoof” the Councillors felt comfortable in being able to make alternative funding decisions like moving a particular targeted rate from land value to capital value or spreading the rate over more ratepayers.
IBIS is excited about the new modules we added to our Rates Modelling offering. Having worked with selected Councils for 18 months, a significant part of the new functionality was specifically designed for New Zealand (NZ) councils.
The new SQL based IBIS Rate Modelling version 12 ensures we have no limit to the number of assessments and charge mix.
IBIS Pro replaced processes and many complex worksheets that had been in place for over 10 years.