City Council Study Session Summary 2011 09 13

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City Council Study Session Summary September 13, 2011 Page 2of 4 Update/Discussion –Overview of Boulder County District Attorney’s Office –Stan Garnett District Attorney Garnett presented an overview of his office and explained the interaction he has with the Louisville PD and other cities within the County. There have been 32 DA’s in Boulder County since Statehood. The Office of the District Attorney prosecutes within the th 20Judicial District according to State Law. There are 27 staff lawyers in the DA’s office who work on crime prevention and the office works with seven different police departments in the County. DA Staff members present at tonight’s Study Sessionwere Michael Foote, Deputy DA who prosecutes felony cases related to economic crime, from civil cases to criminal cases, and educates the public by visiting senior centers,and Jane Walsh, Deputy DA from the Consumer Protection Division, has had 40-50 jury trials since starting with the department,supervises a great group of volunteers and focuses on elder abuse and scams that in her estimation affect people between the ages of 17 to 95. Mayor Sisk commented that he supports the work the office does related to white collar crime and senior abuse. District Attorney Garnett commented the City of Louisville has the fewest criminal cases than any other City in the jurisdiction, and complimented Bruce Goodman, Louisville Police Chief, that he runs a good police department. District Attorney Garnett reminded everyone that his office is there to work for the people and invited the public to call whenever they have a question or concern. Mayor ProTem Marsella asked if there is anyone from the District Attorney’s office that works with seniors. Cindy Taylor, volunteer in the DA’s office, would be available to visit the Louisville Senior Center. Mayor Sisk thanked District Attorney Stan Garnett and said his presence has elevated the DA’s office. Chief Goodman also said that since Stan came to the DA’s office, he has brought the “real deal” to Boulder County. Update/Discussion –HRIS Software Demo Preview –Mike Muckala and Eric Greenberg from Epicor Software Corporation Representatives from Epicor Software Corporation presented a demonstration on the Human Resource Information System software that the City of Louisville is considering to purchase this year. The system would be available to HR staff, supervisors and their employees to access information, personal info and complete necessary input annually for insurance open enrollment. The new software would eliminate the need for a paper process in Human Resources and provide greater efficiency for staff to collect data. There is a budget planned in 2011 for the purchase, but only enough to purchase the core system. Mayor Sisk asked about security protection. Epicor assured the Mayor they have all the necessary fire walls in place for this Epicor-hosted environment, and they hire a third party