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S ECOND Q UARTER 2005 V OLUME 10 • NUMBER 2 FRANKLY SPEAKING A NEWSLETTER FOR AND BY MARIN COUNTY EMPLOYEES ERP! (Excuse Me) By Heather Burton —Aud-Cont. and Maureen Lewis —H&HS Photo by Janice Hughes Imagine a department of over 750 employees having to track costs for grants using individual Excel spreadsheets for each grant. In that same world employees must often record their time and activities in two or three different systems. Tracking the status of a payment to a vendor usually involves phone calls or even a trip to the Auditor’s office. Sound familiar? This is the world that the current financial system supports. Now imagine something better…. ■ It all started two years ago with a needs assessment. The Auditor-Controllor’s Office met with many county departments to determine what should be included in any new system. Once all of the feedback was in, it became clear that the county was ready to move from its current fragmented approach to a new, more flexible system Seated, L to R: Heidi Davaloo (DPW), Margaret Bohan (DPW) Standing, L to R: Francie Hubert (Aud- Cont.), Supranee Mai (Aud-Cont.), Cloann Di Grazia (Aud-Cont.), Jim Toth (IST), Heather Burton that would combine financials and payroll, grant and project (Aud-Cont.), Gordon Haberfelde (IST), Samantha Klein (CAO), and Danny Briones (Aud-Cont.) management, benefits administration, and asset management. …continued on page 11 both women share Hair-Razing the beauty of what lay beneath their hair. Generosity Photo by Ian Roth Curtis heard about By Ian Roth —CDA Locks of Love from a friend, and decided to Hair. Something so basic we all take help out. He started it for granted. So, imagine being a from scratch, shaving pre-teen again, with all the hormonal his head to grow the upheaval and social pressures, and 10-inch length required then imagine that all of your hair falls for the donation, an out. Sounds unreal? Alopecia Areata 18-month commitment. Michelle Reed and Curtis Havel (CDA) with their new ‘dos. Curtis is a medical condition in which the The Locks of Love web- is holding “before and after” photos. immune system attacks hair follicles in site explained that the people younger than 20 and causes hair also must be cut, cleaned, braided, donated a total of 23 inches to Locks baldness. Locks of Love, a non-profit and sent in a sealed baggie. Curtis of Love. However, they went to a des- organization, has come to the rescue, jumped through all the hoops, a do-it- ignated hair salon which did all the providing wigs for children who have yourself kind of guy. He says the best work. ■ Hank also was impressed lost their hair to this disease, as well as part was, “This is the first job I worked with Curtis’ generosity. When asked to burns and chemotherapy. Curtis where I could grow long hair.” ■ why he made the decision to donate Havel, Michelle Reed (CDA), and Hank Michelle saw an article in the Press his locks, Hank replied, “It was a free Jen (Retirement) all have generously Democrat where a mom and her haircut —I was short on money.” ■ donated their locks to this great organi- daughter donated their locks. “About If you want to get in on the shear fun, zation. ■ At the time the county lost a year ago, I decided I wanted to do see galleries of donors and recipients Andrea Fox (CDA/DPW) to breast something different with my hair,” she (over 1,000 last year), or if you are cancer, Curtis’ aunt was battling the said. Having witnessed Curtis’ hair interested in the hair-raising details, same ailment; treatment required that journey, Michelle and her daughter check out www.locksoflove.org. ■ 2 FRANKLY SPEAKING Congratulations to the employees who recently were honored for their 5,070 years of service—collective years of service, that is! The county paid tribute to 109 employees Editorial Board during the March 1 Employee Recognition Awards ceremony, for completion of 20, 25, Joan Brown, Editor-in-Chief, Human Resources, 30, and 35 years of service, respectively; 93 were in attendance. 186 other employees, with Civic Center Volunteers, 499-7167 10 and 15 years of service, were honored at departmental recognition ceremonies. Heather Burton, Aud–Cont.Office, 499-6169 Ivonne van Buuren, Probation, 499-6599 35-Year Employees Jack Govi, County Counsel’s Office, 499-6117 Larry Kay, Public Works, Nicasio Corp.Yard,446-4421 Kelley Litz, H&HS Admin., 20 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael, 499-6924 Joe Spaeth, Public Defender, 499-6321 Colleen Weems, Staff to Editorial Board, Human Resources, Civic Center Volunteers, 499-7407 Photos by Janice Hughes Design: Rob Roehrick, Roehrick Design Copy Editor: Bill Pryor, CC Volunteers Photographer: Janice Hughes, D.A.’s Office L to R: Jay Shaw (Probation), Dennis Elsasser (Probation), Sheriff Robert Doyle, Jane Proofreaders: Jane Donohue and Leslie Miller, Chopson (H&HS) Not Pictured: Paula Kamena (DA), Jennie Santellan (H&HS), and Donna CC Volunteers Wayne (H&HS) Printing: Marin County Printing Services Frankly Speaking is a quarterly publication for and 30-Year Employees by Marin County employees. Send articles, cartoons, photos, poems, etc., to Joan Brown, HR, Room 407, Civic Center. E-mail info to [email protected] or send a disk using Microsoft Word, with hard copy attached. Identify disk with subject, your name, and phone number. On photos, include all names and the name of the photographer. Digital photos must be shot at the highest quality setting. Reporter of the Quarter: Connie Siebler Schedule Articles Due Publication Date Tuesday, June 14 Friday, August 5 Tuesday, September 6 Friday, October 28 Front Row, L to R: Patricia Ritter (H&HS), Susan Powers-Kane (H&HS), Lynne Kirley (P&OS), Tuesday, November 29 Friday, February 3, 2006 Yolanda Granucci (Sheriff) Middle Row, L to R: John Paul (H&HS), Ed Henry (CDA), Doug Tuesday, March 7 Friday, May 12, 2006 Cole (Fire), Mark Euless (Fire), Kenneth Tisdale (DPW) Back Row L to R: Ken Massucco Tuesday, June 6 Friday, August 4, 2006 (Fire), Steven Blair (Probation), Richard Arrow (Aud-Cont.), Richard Bates (Fire), Vince Turrini (Fire), Kenneth Carter (Fire) Not Pictured: Alexis Arnold (H&HS), Yvonne Bush (H&HS), James Love (Fire), John Lundquist (Sheriff), Daniel Payne (Sheriff), Martha Sorensen (Sheriff), and Ronald Tietz (DPW) Haiku By Bob Beaumont—DPW Fear of the unknown Enterprise resource planning Broad, bold, bloodcurdling. Barkly Speaking Dear Barkly, I just got a new dog and I have no idea how to begin training him. He jumps on people with Editor’s note: Haiku is a traditional Japanese poetry form his muddy paws. He never comes when I call him and I must chase him down. Help! having three lines, typically of five, seven, and five syllables; —Muddy and Breathless they often have a seasonal reference, and frequently involve metaphor or irony. Dear Muddy and Breathless, Try keeping him on a leash until you can get him to a training class and get some training under his collar. It is very risky to let him off lead if he does not come when you call him. Call the Marin County Humane Society (883-4621) and sign both of you up for their basic FRANKLY SPEAKING Purpose and Priorities dog training class. It’s called Family Dog 1. COMMUNICATION•DIVERSITY•RECOGNITION•EDUCATION•NEWS•FUN•INTERACTION —Barkly The Marin County newsletter is intended for internal communication. The (Editor’s note: “Barkly” is a long-time Great Dane breeder and exhibitor.) newsletter will not include partisan or non-partisan political activity, or issues related to labor disputes and grievances. 3 Photo by Janice Hughes P ETTERLE’S P ERSPECTIVE By Steve Petterle —P&OS I like to write my memos in a clear and concise manner, with sen- Illustration by Phoenicia Thomas Ed Berberian, with wife Jody and three of his four grandchildren, being sworn in by Judge tences that are short and succinct Terrence Boren on January 12. because I believe that it makes a more readable and understand- involved with thousands of criminal DA: Ed Berberian’s able document, saves time for cases, and participated in over 300 jury both the reader and the writer, New Leading Role trials. He believes that “fighting crime reduces the amount of paper effectively requires working to curb the By Byron Toma —Co. Counsel required, and generally creates a causes of crime.” Ed hopes to make his professional piece of work, which Ed Berberian’s parents were educators. office a resource to address the preven- is, of course, what we’re all Perhaps it was genetics that gave Ed tion of crime rather than merely to deal attempting to do when we write unusual poise before a crowd. In high with its aftermath. He also believes in memos, or even letters and school Ed starred as the carnival involvement with the community. He is reports, because they can be as barker, Jigger Craigin, in Carousel. At building upon the efforts of his prede- important as memos, and there’s the University of Arizona, Ed played the cessor, Paula Kamena, to open avenues nothing worse than a memo, a leading man in Rebel without a Cause for community participation. As an letter, or a report that just rambles and Teahouse of the August Moon. Ed example of this, he plans to outpost and rambles, particularly when it graduated from USF Law School and victims’ advocates in Southern Marin, doesn’t have to if some of the very landed his first DA job in Riverside West Marin, San Rafael, and Novato.