More Towns Pay To Keep Revenue Offices Open
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Four more small towns will keep their state
revenue offices now that they have made plans to absorb costs the
state wanted to cut.
Cave City, Dermott, Imboden and Smackover city officials have
agreed to pay all expenses beyond personnel and supplies in order
to keep the offices open for their residents.
The state Department of Finance and Administration had planned
to save $640,000 per year by closing 38 revenue
offices. The state uses the offices for collecting fees for
licensing motor vehicles, trailers and drivers.
The agency planned to close 33 offices, largely in rural areas,
and merge nine urban offices into four with extended hours.
State finance director Richard Weiss says cities can keep their
offices if they are willing to pay for rent, utilities, janitorial
work and maintaining computer lines.
