On Cyber Monday, Santa Cruz County launched a new MySCCounty+ app with a digital platform to purchase and store digital permits and other county services.
Available on the App Store and Google Play, MySCCounty+ allows residents to access community services, apply for public benefits, sign up for emergency alerts, report potholes, abandoned vehicles and other nuisances, and access other programs – like the original app – but now there is a purchase option.
Moreover, residents can store permits purchased online, which makes them readily accessible.
“With the launch of the new MySCCounty+ app, the County has taken a technological leap forward that helps lay the groundwork for fully secure anywhere, anytime county services,” Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Chair Zach Friend said. “No other local government in California is as dedicated to leveraging the power of technology to serve residents.”
The MySCCounty+ app allows visiting relatives or anyone else to secure RV parking permits in unincorporated areas.
Also, the app allows public safety officials and residents to verify whether someone has permits without making contact with permit-holders.
The app is powered by HUMBL, a San Diego-based company that develops mobile apps for digital payments, including transactions founded on blockchain technologies. This is the first municipal app developed with a local jurisdiction in California.
The app includes a library of credentials called a “Vault.” Payments are made online, and HUMBL does not store or have access to users’ financial information.
For additional security, residents can use biometrics to login.