02-22-16 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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Manager of the Year 2015 Cathy Haney Court Administrator Cathey Haney became the Court Administrator for La Porte in November of 2011. As the Court Administrator, Cathy is responsible for all operations of the Court including collections, dockets, warrants, and records retention. She designs and implements policies and procedures and provides day to day supervision of Court staff. As the Clerk of the Court for a Municipal Court of Record, Cathy maintains a current working knowledge of a variety of issues while leading her staff in delivering excellent customer service. While Cathy is an experienced manager and Court Administrator, 2015 provided several challenges for her to tackle. She implemented a new way to process defendants who miss their court dates. This proactive approach included proactive contact from staff before cases go into warrant, which proved to be a win for determine the best av courtroom when they could complete a simple transaction at the window. court case processing to the La Porte court. This process required the duplication of some aspects to facilitate efficiency, while keeping other aspects separate to maintain accurate reporting. Cathy expertly coordinated multiple moving pieces with staff, software providers, outside agencies, other city departments, and other customers. The end result is a very effective model that will be used as a blueprint for other cities and courts across the state. Cathy managed all of these programs and many more in what was a record setting year for the court in terms of volume. Cathy is described as a positive role model, always in a good mood, fair, encouraging, always ready to help, and the best Court Administrator I have worked with in my 20 year career. Please join me in congratulating Cathy Haney as the 2015 Manager of the Year.