New Jersey-based companies GovPilot and BRT Technologies LLC announced a partnership Wednesday that will enhance tax assessment capabilities of local governments while improving efficiency and data accessibility for users of both platforms.

Manasquan-based GovPilot is a provider of modern cloud-based government management software specifically designed for municipal and county governments. BRT is a technology firm that specializes in tax assessment.

The partnership includes an integration that will enable tax assessors and administrators around New Jersey who use products from both companies to access records seamlessly.

BRT’s tax assessment products are currently used in more than 300 municipalities and across the state’s 21 counties, so that integration will significantly speed assessment time and enhance operational efficiency.

“Local governments in the U.S. have often operated with a mix of paper-based processes, spreadsheets, single-use software, and older on-site server based systems. Not only is this inefficient but it is expensive to maintain and presents a significant cyber risk for local government administrators and their constituents,” said GovPilot Founder and CEO Michael Bonner. “As a unified cloud-based government management platform, GovPilot aims to be the operating system for local government. This implementation provides BRT and GovPilot customers with best-in-class tax assessment availability, reliability, and security.”

Ellen Foye Malgieri, a tax assessor for the Town of South Orange, says this integration will make revaluation much easier and faster.

“Rather than going back and forth between systems, everything is now connected, and it is far simpler to access records,” she explained. “When I use GovPilot, it has all permit records visible by block and lot. Now with the integration, our assessors and inspectors can access that information instantaneously directly within BRT. It’s extremely helpful, and fast. I’m glad they got together to do it.”

“BRT’s innovative suite of products are not only easy to use but are also backed by a support and tech team New Jersey Assessors and Administrators have come to know and trust,” said Randy Riesenberg, BRT Technologies’ chief technology officer. “This partnership with GovPilot reinforces both companies’ commitment to helping local governments right here in the state of New Jersey by modernizing and streamlining their services and operations.”

“GovPilot’s mission is to empower local governments to better serve their constituents and operate efficiently,” Bonner added. “Our partnership with BRT Technologies is a major part of living up to and delivering on that mission.”