Larimer County employees were recognized for finding better, innovative, and groundbreaking ways to better serve our community. Larimer County’s greatest asset is its employees and in June, the Board of Larimer County Commissioners honored employees that have shown ingenuity, creativity, innovation, and hard work to improve the way services are delivered to Larimer County residents at the 2022 Innovation Awards Program celebration.
Larimer County Employee Innovation Awards
Grand Prize $3,000: Law Enforcement Digital Evidence System [LEDES] Winners included Cassie Lallak, Paulina Bennett, Kyle Teramoto, Brant Gluth, Ray Daniel, Haley Neufeld, Pat Abernathy, Jeff Fehringer, Sahar Habib, Sarah Melocco, Sheriff, and Information Technology.
The LEDES project tackles the labor-intensive, time-consuming process of the submission of digital evidence from law enforcement to the District Attorney’s Office. Since 2017, the DA has seen a 400% increase in digital evidence. A new automatic digital evidence script was developed to receive and process digital evidence quickly, using technology by both the DA and law enforcement while not having to hire additional employees to perform this work.
Runner-Up Prize $1,000: Delinquent Mobile Home Tax Engagement Tracking. Winners included Todd Sims, Royce Simpson, Treasurer, and Information Technology.
Larimer County’s Graphic Information System Mapping, Web, and Treasurer’s Teams created a tracking tool that exceeded expectations for tracking delinquent mobile home taxes.
Runner-Up Prize $1,000: eBond Project [Electronic Bond Application] Winners included Derik Stalls, Raymond Daniel, Paige Hammer, Emily Humphrey, Nathan Kumm, Cassie Lallak, Sarah Melocco, Mark Olson, Angela Priest, Joe Schreurs, Linette Schweizer, Erica Wagner, Community Justice Alternatives, and Information Technology
The eBond project resulted in the elimination and reliance on paper documents, and their hand-delivery for court dates, especially on the day of an appearance in court. Congratulations to the winners of these awards!