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Harvey County treasurer outlines CDL rollout and proposes transaction fees to close vehicle fund deficit
Summary
Treasurer Amy Perkins reported November vehicle and driver's license activity, said Harvey County will host CDL training starting in January, and proposed a $2.50 per‑transaction facility fee (estimated ~$84,900/year) plus possible increases to the county driver fee to reduce a reported vehicle fund deficit.
Amy Perkins, Harvey County treasurer, presented November operational statistics and a set of options to address the vehicle fund shortfall. Perkins said the office processed 3,825 vehicle transactions in November (about 225 per day), including 2,550 renewals and 574 title transactions, and reported processing $2,580 in county driver services fees in November.
Perkins told commissioners that the county will begin CDL training in January to enable local CDL renewals and transfers, but the program’s local financial impact will take time to materialize. She reviewed historical county driver‑service fees and presented modeling that doubling the $5 county fee could generate roughly $75,000–$76,000 annually; increasing the fee to $7.50 could yield about $57,000.
To address an annual vehicle fund shortfall (Perkins said the county covered roughly $97,004.25 for vehicle operations in 2024), she proposed opting into a $2.50 facility fee for in‑person transactions (renewals, title updates) that could potentially bring about $84,912.50 in additional revenue. Perkins asked the commission to consider the change for 2026 and noted any in‑person fee would not apply to mailed renewals.
Perkins also described a recent procurement to replace a large county copier with a lower‑cost vendor and discussed salary‑reporting and compensation preferences for the treasurer’s office. Commissioners asked about comparative county practices and possible operational impacts; Perkins said she would email detailed numbers and the bank reconciliation for commissioners to review.
