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1049 State Ave. * Marysville, Washington 98270 * (360) 363-8000 * web: marysvillewa.gov Office of the Mayor News Release Contact: Doug Buell, Community Information Officer Office: (360) 363-8086 I Cell: (425) 754-3641 Email: [EMAIL REDACTED] May 17, 2012 Engineer named Employee of the Month for guiding online building permits and database project MARYSVILLE – Mayor Jon Nehring is proud to announce Anne Miller with the City’s Community Development Department as employee of the month for April for coordinating installation of an online permitting and database software system. Miller, Senior Land Development Review Engineer, was designated project manager in early 2011 for installation of the CRW electronic permit and project database software system. Miller conducted the request for proposals and software selection, as well as rolling out the project, which involved several months of coordinating the needs of permitting staff with the CRW permit software staff. The result is a user-friendly, web-based service for the public and contractors that enables users to pay for some residential permits online, review and track projects, schedule inspections and conduct property searches. For City staff, the system provides a centralized database where different divisions can review a project at various stages and relate information back to other project and permit phases, while inspectors can enter and check information in the field remotely from laptops. The system is comprehensive, covering planning, engineering, permitting, inspections, building, plumbing, electrical, code enforcement and fire review functions. In meeting the needs of different user groups, Anne needed to coordinate their reporting and tracking needs with the permit software company to ensure system design in accordance with our permit process and flow. “Anne diligently worked the project through the ‘go live’ period in early January for counter permitting, then online permitting in March,” said Mayor Jon Nehring at the May 14 City Council meeting where Miller was honored. ---PAGE BREAK--- 1049 State Ave. * Marysville, Washington 98270 * (360) 363-8000 * web: marysvillewa.gov “There were many hurdles to overcome, but as coordinator Anne did an excellent job resolving the issues. She put in many, many hours on this project, all while handling her regular duties performing engineering plan review for land development and working with the development community,” he said. Miller has for the City 14 years. Prior to coming to Marysville, she worked as a project manager for a permit software system company, which made her amply qualified to lead the CRW permit project. Nehring credited Miller’s co-workers in Community Development, as well as Information Services Manager Worth Norton and Systems Analyst Sandra Gyurkovics for their help in carrying out the project successfully.