Treasurer recommends signing MOU with state for 10¢ per-transaction reimbursement

The county treasurer brought an MOU from the Department of Justice to the board that would reimburse the county 10¢ for each motor-vehicle transaction the county processes on the state's behalf. The treasurer said the document has circulated and that several other counties have signed similar MOUs.

Legal counsel and staff reviewed the MOU language and told commissioners the state's offer appears fixed at 10¢ per transaction. One staff member said there had been earlier concerns about the compensation level but that current changes to the MOU reduced those concerns enough that signing may be appropriate. "I was like, let's not sign it because I don't think this is to our benefit... but more and more counties have looked into it and have chosen to sign it," the treasurer said. Legal staff advised the treasurer to obtain the county attorney's blessing before signing.

No formal decision to sign was recorded at the meeting; the treasurer said she would prefer county attorney review and indicated she would sign if the attorney had no objections.