DMV, Same As It Ever Was
Brian Lockhart reports that the legislature failed to reinvent a tiny portion of state government. And for this we turn to our music video of the day, Once in a lifetime :
Transportation Committee Chairman Sen. Donald DeFronzo, D-New Britain, said he had offered the idea of the DMV break-up to Democratic leaders who were on the hunt for fresh budget proposals.But DeFronzo said it soon became apparent it would be easier said then done.
“The way I read it was this was all far too complicated and complex to get done in a matter of months,” DeFronzo said. DeFronzo said the idea also ran up against opposition from DMV officials.
In early August, DMV spokesman William Seymour said without a more specific plan addressing concerns about privacy and security, the kiosk concept raised questions and the overall consolidation could decrease service.
“Chronically the DMV has had a terrible reputation from the consumers’ standpoint,” Scribner said. “I don’t think we correct that by making it more complicated or disseminating it out.”
The DMV was hardly the only proposal for an agency consolidation or elimination or reorganization that sputtered and died during the budget battle, despite promises from lawmakers of both parties that this budget crisis required bold decisions.
“There’s very little in the way of government reorganization,” DeFronzo said of the new two-year budget.
