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Nevada subcommittee backs DMV reorganization, approves sweeping position transfers and reclassifications
Summary
A legislative subcommittee unanimously approved the governor's recommended DMV reorganization, including multiple position transfers, reclassifications and eliminations, contingent on enabling legislation.
A Nevada legislative subcommittee unanimously recommended approval of a department-wide reorganization of the Department of Motor Vehicles on April 24, approving the transfer, reclassification and elimination of dozens of positions and related technical budget adjustments.
The subcommittee on Public Safety, Natural Resources and Transportation voted to approve the governor's package that moves positions among central services, field services, motor carrier and other DMV budget accounts and funds a set of reclassifications and eliminations contingent upon passage of enabling legislation such as SB 455. The motion was made by Chair Watts and seconded by Senator Wynne and carried unanimously.
The governor's plan described in staff documentation would consolidate central services, records and field services into a single customer services division. As presented by fiscal staff, the recommendation included transferring 103 positions from the central services budget account (47-41) to the field services account (47-35); reclassifying 4 DMV services technician positions to supervisor level; and eliminating 9 microfilm scanner operator positions. Fiscal staff noted the transfers and reclassifications are contingent on enabling legislation and included technical adjustments to funding sources across the 2025'27 biennium.
Staff also described several companion moves: transfers of smaller groups of DMV services technician positions into the motor carrier division and the call center/research and project management units, consolidation of mail, revenue recovery and audit positions, and reassignments of IT security and audit staff to improve independence and alignment. Multiple budget amendment requests to correct funding sources and to reflect revised counts accompanied those transfers.
At the hearing, Liliana Camacho Poco, fiscal staff presenting the packet, said nine of the microfilm scanner operator positions would be eliminated and that cross-training was planned so staff could assist customers across channels. Chair Watts moved approval of the items as read; Senator Wynne seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
Why it matters: The reorganization is intended to consolidate related functions, reduce inefficiencies and improve customer service by creating a unified customer services division and aligning technical and field staff under a streamlined structure. The subcommittee's recommendations are contingent on statutory changes and technical budget adjustments that staff were authorized to make.
Next steps: The reorganization depends on passage of enabling legislation (SB 455 or similar) to amend relevant NRS sections. Fiscal staff were given authority to enter technical adjustments as needed while the subcommittee closed the related budget accounts.
