Code enforcement has always been about staying ahead of problems. But for a lot of teams, staying ahead feels further out of reach every year. Complaints keep rising. Staff are stretched thin. And too much of the day still runs on manual steps and disconnected systems, where an issue spotted in the field has to be written down, re-entered, routed by hand, and chased across tools that were never built to talk to each other.
The result is familiar: growing backlogs, limited visibility into where cases stand, and residents left waiting on answers.
There is a better way, and it does not require ripping out and replacing the systems you already rely on.
On September 23, City Detect and Accela are hosting a live web event, AI-powered code enforcement: from detection to resolution. Together we will show how AI detections, your system of record, and a simple integration layer connect, so code teams can move from reactive enforcement to real-time compliance.
Detection is only half the job
AI is good at finding problems. The harder part has always been what happens next. A detection that lives in one system, disconnected from the case management workflow your team actually uses, still leaves someone to bridge the gap by hand.
That is the gap this session is about closing. City Detect surfaces issues in the field in near real time. Accela serves as the system of record where those issues become cases, inspections, violations, and resolutions. A simple integration layer connects the two, so the handoff that used to eat staff time happens automatically.
How the connected workflow works
The session walks through a single, continuous path from the field to resolution:
- Detect: City Detect identifies issues in near real time.
- Route: Those detections connect to Accela automatically, with the click of a button.
- Resolve: Accela runs the enforcement workflow, from case creation through inspection and violation to resolution.
- Track: Reporting and dashboards keep staff and leadership informed across the whole lifecycle.
No duplicate data entry. No detection stranded in a system nobody else can see. One workflow, from the first flag in the field to a closed case.
What you will see on September 23
During the session, the City Detect and Accela teams will show you:
- How AI detections from City Detect surface issues in the field in near real time
- How City Detect integrates with Accela with the click of a button
- How Accela serves as the system of record for cases, inspections, violations, and resolution
- How reporting and dashboards give leadership full visibility across the whole lifecycle
- A live demo of the complete Detect, Route, Resolve, Track workflow
Who should attend
This session is built for the people who own code enforcement outcomes and the technology behind them, including Code Compliance and Code Enforcement leaders, Community Development and Public Safety teams, and IT and Innovation leads.
Meet the speakers
You will hear from three people who work on this problem every day:
- Gavin Baum-Blake, CEO, City Detect
- Gary Zepke, VP Sales Engineer, Accela
- Meier Werthan, Software Engineer, City Detect
Event details
Date: September 23, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET
Register here: https://more.accela.com/2026-09-23-City-Detect-Partner-Webinar-LP-Reg.html
