Lydia S. Regalado

• Draft and proofread legal documents, including pleadings, motions, briefs, contracts, and agreements.
• Draft ordinances for consideration of City Council, ensuring compliance with State law and city codes and ordinances.
• Conduct extensive legal research and analysis to support attorneys in case preparation and related City matters.
• Facilitate the comprehensive review and implementation of City Charter amendments, coordinating between municipal leadership and the public to modernize local governance structures.
• Colorado Open Records Act (CORA), and Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act (CCJRA) compliance, request and record tracking, research, records review for provision exceptions, custodian's statements, and request execution.
• Developed a comprehensive open records external policy by integrating CORA and CCJRA statutory requirements.
• Researched and co-authored a Natural Medicine ordinance, integrating state-level guidance and legal best practices into local code.
• Assist with trial preparation by conducting witness interviews, preparing discovery, organizing exhibits, and coordinating witnesses.
• Maintain accurate and organized electronic and physical files.
• Provide administrative support such as answering phone calls, managing mail correspondence, and scheduling appointments and managing calendar for City Attorney.
• Utilize software such as AgendaQuick to curate and distribute memos and presentations for City Council sessions.
• Proofread and edit City Council meeting minutes.

Community and Economic Development:

• Facilitate event setup and coordination for public engagement activities and informational sessions concerning the City's updated Land Use Code.
• Developed and executed a strategic plan for the City's Beautification Grant Program, encompassing outreach, application intake, processing, award determination, compliance, and meticulous tracking of each submission.
• Provide administrative support to Historic Preservation Board and Cortez Public Arts Advisory Boards Board including, but not limited to taking meeting minutes, ensuring minutes are provided to State coordinators for grant compliance, and facilitate meetings with State Certified Local Government Programs such as History Colorado.

City Attorney's Office:

• Established a compliant process for CORA requests, encompassing intake, billable hour tracking, record sorting, IT workflow creation, response preparation, and Custodian's Statements.
• Evaluated various legal research platforms and identified the optimal solution for the office (LexisNexis).
• Conduct legal research to identify relevant laws and regulations for employee and city matters.
• Assist city prosecutor in preparing legal documents, such as motions and pleadings.
• Facilitated the plea negotiation process by presenting prosecutor's offers to defendants.
• Correspondence to defendants, opposing counsel, and other parties involved in legal proceedings.
• Request, review, and facilitate discovery to opposing counsel, and pro-se defendants, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with deadlines.

Joint-Office Responsibility

• Proofread legal documents for City Attorney and land-use cases for accuracy in formatting and grammar.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Manage calendars, schedule appointments and meetings.
• Organize and maintain physical and electronic files.

• Direct team of audio-visual technicians to facilitate client support.
• Arrange meetings, trainings, conferences, and travel.
• Manage ticket system, prioritizing competing demands.
• Create service quotes and review service agreements for projects, service calls, and equipment orders.
• Receive and process damaged or defective audio-visual equipment while maintaining accurate records, status updates, and repair quotes to clients.
• Lead-audio technician for Texas Christian University (TCU) volleyball and basketball games. Audio and technical support during TCU football games.
• Utilized QuickBooks for invoices and billing. Audited technician summaries and charges to ensure accuracy.

• Rebuild audio-visual infrastructure for three hotels, including the development and implementation of new operational standards and workflows.
• Responsible for five-person crew in daily set up and operation of audio-visual equipment for meetings and events.
• Collaborate and coordinate with hotel management to achieve clients' creative visions.
• Oversee workers' hours, payroll, budget control, accounts payable and receivable.
• Implement communication protocols and workflows to ensure seamless collaboration and goal attainment for staff working in diverse settings (including in-person or various locations throughout Annapolis).

• Problem-Solving: Identify problems and evaluate alternatives in a short time frame in high-pressure environments.
• Operation of Event Equipment : Datavideo, FOR.A, Panasonic, Barco and Analog Way, graphics, record and playback, and cameras. Scissor lift, motors and chains to hang screens and lighting.
• Video Technician and Lead : Manage video setup and in-show performance for events of up to 4,000 attendees.
• Audio Technician and Lead: Soundboard and audio operation for meetings and events, including meetings for City of Arlington city manager's office.