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Franklin County attorney reports 154 active cases, outlines CARPEL software rollout
Summary
The county attorney told supervisors she is handling about 154 open cases across felonies, misdemeanors, juvenile matters and behavioral‑health cases and outlined a plan to adopt CARPEL prosecutor software with templates due Oct. 21, pre‑implementation Nov. 12, a Jan. 14 mock go‑live and a Feb. 9 go‑live date.
County Attorney (Speaker 4) told the Franklin County Board of Supervisors she has been in the office a little over a year and has "at least 154 open cases in Franklin County right now," including 17 felony cases, 6 aggravated misdemeanors, 11 OWIs, 12 serious misdemeanors, 19 simple misdemeanors and 33 non‑scheduled traffic matters. She said 17 juvenile cases and a range of mental‑health and substance‑use matters make up the remainder.
The attorney described a heavier‑than‑expected workload but said she has focused on communication with law enforcement so officers know case status and when they may be expected to testify. "I had asked you all about approving [CARPEL] for the budget," she said, and described an implementation schedule the office has negotiated with the vendor and the county IT lead: templates submitted by Oct. 21, a pre‑implementation meeting Nov. 12, a mock go‑live on Jan. 14 and a target go‑live of Feb. 9, contingent on the IT work being completed.
She said officials from neighboring counties already use the system and that CARPEL can streamline inter‑county work on conflict cases and allow special prosecutors limited access without file transfers. "If we had CARPEL, we would be able to basically just say, add in Joe Coro as special prosecutor, and he'd be able to see what we have on there without having to do a download or an email," she said.
Why it matters: The office's caseload mix—serious criminal matters, juvenile cases and a high volume of traffic and mental‑health cases—frames county court scheduling and budgeting. The software adoption aims to reduce manual filings and improve coordination across counties and prosecutors.
What supervisors asked and what comes next: Supervisors asked for clarification about inter‑county sharing and training. The county attorney said there will be additional meetings with IT and the vendor and that staff will build about 100 document templates for standard filings. The board did not take a formal vote on policy changes during the update; the software implementation timeline will proceed through staff coordination and later administrative approvals if needed.
