Legal Review Committee Agenda and Packet 2015 12 17

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SELF APPRAISAL FORM This Self Appraisal is designed to assist you in providing input regarding your performance and to assist in obtaining a more comprehensive performance assessment. Responses to all questions are encouraged but are not required. Please complete and return to Meredyth Muth (MeredythM ©LouisvilleCO.gov) by December 7. NAME: Colette Cribari DATE: December 7, 2015 1. Over the past twelve months, what do you think your most outstanding accomplishment was, and why? Over the past 12 months, we implemented several new programs within the municipal court -- a) a system for dealing with juvenile cases within the municipal court, in particular MIP's; (b) prosecuting sales tax violations; and finally,(c) rewriting and updating some of the municipal ordinances such as nuisances and abatement, FTAs, and violations on parks and rec land. Juvenile cases: Working with the police department and the judge, we put together a format for handling juvenile cases within the city instead of sending them to district court in Boulder. We determined the types of cases we wanted to keep at the local level, then put together a tiered level of enforcement for dealing with MIPs in particular. First time offenders are offered a type of diversion (deferred prosecution), with more serious offenders being offered deferred sentences or convictions, depending on criminal history. We put together a questionnaire for both the juveniles and for their parents to fill out prior to court. I then researched programs to refer juveniles for treatment needs based on their level of offense, criminal history and answers to the questionnaires. The numbers of juvenile cases being handled at the municipal level have increased dramatically. Taxes: I started working closely with the finance department of the city to charge businesses that fail to pay sales taxes with criminal violations under the code. There were approximately 6 -7 cases that were charged into the municipal court over the past year. In each case, we were able to recover the taxes from the various businesses through the deferred sentence process. In addition, we prepared a summons for Xcel Energy for criminal charges relating to Xcel's failure to comply with the City's requests for information relating to taxes collected from Xcel's customers that are owed to the City. Code updates: I updated the City's Nuisance and Abatement sections of the Code. I researched the Nuisance and abatement codes of 8 other municipalities in the surrounding area and completely rewrote Louisville's nuisance and abatement procedures. I compiled a listing of what constitutes nuisances and then laid out a format for initiating an abatement action by the city. In particular, I included notice requirements for abatement, plus due process procedures in the event that a business or individual chooses to contest an abatement action, or to contest the costs of the abatement. I also updated the code in regards to the penalties imposed