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Commissioners approve placement of photo‑booth lease to expand passport, ID services at prothonotary office
Summary
The Greene County Board of Commissioners placed on a future agenda a lease between DNP Imaging (Innovative Photo) and the prothonotary’s office to provide on‑site passport photos and extended evening hours; presenters said the arrangement costs the county nothing and should reduce rejected passport applications.
Greene County commissioners on Jan. 28 voted to place on the agenda a lease between DNP Imaging (doing business as Innovative Photo) and the Greene County Office of the Prothonotary to provide passport and identification photo services starting Jan. 15, 2026.
Speaker 2 introduced the item and asked that the lease be placed on the agenda. Speaker 1 seconded. During discussion Speaker 3 described the operational benefits: extended hours, added evening service once a month for marriage licenses and passports, and the convenience of a more complete on‑site process to reduce rejected photos. Speaker 3 said, "it's going to allow us, like you say, be a 1 stop shop," and noted earlier expansions of passport appointment availability. Speaker 1 thanked "Jennifer Moss" (identified in the transcript as the prothonotary) for pursuing the arrangement and stated the program will be no cost to the county and that "we get a portion of, some of those monies collected."
Speakers said the county previously extended passport services and received a favorable audit from the Department of State; the prothonotary's office reported expansion from two days a week to four days a week in 2025 and an increase in processed appointments. The lease is intended to address photo‑quality rejections that were a common cause of failed passport applications and to allow staff to complete the full passport process in a single visit.
What comes next: the item was placed on a future action agenda (placement approved by voice vote). Final lease execution, specific revenue‑share terms and operational hours will be confirmed at the later agenda review and must be provided in the contract documentation.
Direct quotes from meeting transcript: "So with us having, the photo services available, we can ensure that they can come during that process, and we don't have to necessarily, have them go back." — Speaker 3
"This will be no cost to the county. In fact, we get a portion of, some of those monies collected." — Speaker 1
Timeline/next step: Lease effective date transcribed as 01/15/2026; commissioners placed the item for formal approval at a subsequent meeting.
