County approves earlier public closing time for Treasurer’s Office amid increased DMV workload

The Clay County Board of County Commissioners on Monday adopted a resolution setting the Treasurer’s Office public hours to 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with staff remaining on site until 5 p.m. to complete end-of-day banking and paperwork.

The Treasurer presented the request, saying the county’s workload has increased since a new state motor-vehicle processing system went into effect in February. “Our paperwork has doubled, if not even tripled at times,” the Treasurer said, describing a steady stream of customers and the staff time needed to reconcile banking and reports after the public leaves.

The item was presented as a resolution. A board member noted the state statute requiring that the board establish hours of operation and cited the statute number read in the meeting. Commissioners then moved, seconded and approved the resolution by roll call. Commissioners Mokler, Raylobe, Brady, Feezy and Gilbertson each voted “yes” when called.

The Treasurer said the office plans to start the new hours on May 1 so residents have notice during tax season. The resolution number cited during the meeting was shown as "20 20 five-thirteen" in the transcript (as read aloud); the county clerk provided a roll call during the vote and the motion passed.

The board did not attach additional exceptions to the new hours in the recorded discussion. The office will remain staffed until 5 p.m. to finish internal work; the public-facing window will close at 4:30 p.m.

Note: the meeting transcript read the statutory citation as “SCCL 7 72.” The article does not assert the canonical statutory citation beyond what was read on the record.