Sedgwick County treasurer proposes closing Kellogg tag office, shifting services to Douglas

Sedgwick County Treasurer Brandy Bailey told reporters she is recommending that the county close the Kellogg tag office and move its services to the Douglas tag office, a proposal the Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners will consider at its Oct. 1 meeting. If the commissioners approve the plan, Bailey said the Kellogg office’s last day of operation would be Thursday, Oct. 9, and all services would transfer to Douglas beginning Tuesday, Oct. 14.

Bailey, the county treasurer, said the consolidation is intended to reduce costs amid what she described as insufficient state funding and frequent outages of the state motor-vehicle system. "This move will save the county more than $350,000 per year and will result in more than 1,000,000 in savings over the remainder of the lease," she said, referring to the Kellogg lease, which she said expires in November 2028. She added, "No jobs will be cut during this transition."

The recommendation follows a sustained funding shortfall Bailey described as…