RESOLUTION NO. 90 of 2017 DATED: March 28, 2017

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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING SENATE BILL S1908 AND ASSEMBLY BILL A3397 WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE COUNTIES' SHARE OF DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE (DMV) REVENUE TO PROVIDE A MORE EQUITABLE SHARE FOR COUNTIES (COUNTY CLERK)

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Resolution by Legislator:   Kelly

Seconded by:

Sweet

WHEREAS, 51 of 62 New York Counties are mandated by the State to operate a local Department of Motor Vehicles Office, and

WHEREAS, local DMV offices process many no fee transactions on behalf of the state and provide numerous customer services, and

WHEREAS, under current law, the Montgomery County Clerk pays 87.3% of all fees collected from the work performed by the County DMV to the New York State Motor Vehicles Department, and

WHEREAS, the remaining 12.7% county share has not been increased since 1999, yet the amount of work required by the County DMV office has increased in that same time period, and

WHEREAS, increasing the County DMV revenue sharing rate with the State will not result in any increased cost or fees to local residents or taxpayers and will provide counties with the needed revenue to continue to provided necessary local government services, and

WHEREAS, there is a clear inequity present when a county DMV provides all the services, including overhead and staffing to fulfill these DMV needs for state residents, yet the State is paid 87.3% of the revenue generated from said services, and

WHEREAS, Senate Bill S1908 and Assembly Bill A3397 provide a more equitable distribution of fees that would require 75% of all fees for in-office transactions to be forwarded to the State with the county retaining 25% of these fees, with the exception that the amount of county retention of the fee for Enhanced Driver’s Licenses would increase from 30% to 60% and the counties would retain 8% of the total fee for internet transactions processed for their perspective county residents, and

WHEREAS, counties recognize the important function of the State DMV in providing both support to counties and resident services; accordingly any loss the State DMV operational budget that occurs from increasing county revenue should be made whole through the State General Fund, NOW THEREFORE BE IT

RESOLVED, that the Montgomery County Legislature calls upon Governor Andrew M Cuomo and members of the State Legislature to pass and approve Senate Bill 1908 and Assembly Bill 3397, AND BE IT FURTHER

RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Montgomery County Legislature forward copies of this resolution to Governor Andrew M Cuomo, the New York State Executive Deputy Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, and Montgomery County representatives of the New York State Legislature.

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(8). Legislator Duchessi was absent. (3/28/2017)

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cc:	County Clerk County Treasurer

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Voting Record Kelly  (R)  Yes   Sweet  (R)  Yes   Dimond  (D)  Yes   Headwell, Jr.  (R)  Yes   Wilson  (R)  Yes   Duchessi  (D)  Absent   Pepe  (R)  Yes   Isabel  (D)  Yes   Purtell  (D)  Yes

STATE OF NEW YORK County of Montgomery ss.:       This is to certify that I, the Undersigned, Clerk Of The Montgomery County Legislature, have compared the foregoing copy of resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office, and which was passed by the Montgomery County Legislature on the 28th day of March, 2017, a majority of all the members elected to the Legislature voting in favor therof, and that the same is a correct and true transcript of such original resolution and of the whole thereof.       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and the official seal of the Montgomery County Legislature this 3rd day of April, 2017 Totals: Aye: 8 Nay: 0   Abstained: 0 Absent: 1