FISCAL NOTE
FUND(S):
Road Fund
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Neither Program nor Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The purpose of this bill is to require the Division of Motor Vehicles to provide mobile units to remote counties to assist the citizens in those counties in obtaining new driver licenses or to renew an existing driver license.
This bill requires that the Division visit each county twice per month.
The Division has defined a remote county as one that does not have a DMV Regional Office or a driver testing center. The Division has 23 Regional Offices and 2 driver testing centers in West Virginia.
Based on the Division’s definitions, there are 30 counties that would be served by the remote units. These 30 counties account for approximately 335,000 licensed drivers, or 28% of all licensed drivers in West Virginia.
This bill requires that the mobile units visit each county twice per month. To manage driver testing the Division divided the counties into four geographical sections. The Division estimates that each section would be served by at least one mobile unit. It may be necessary to add a fifth mobile unit in order to meet the 2 days per month requirement.
The Division would use four motor home type vehicles. Each vehicle would be customized and equipped with the necessary equipment to offer the written driver test, take customer photographs and issue driver licenses and/or ID cards, update the customer’s driver file, and also be equipped with a cash register. The mobile unit would also have to carry the necessary equipment to administer the road skills driving/parking test to new applicants. The units would have to have at least 2 ADA compliant entrance and exits to facilitate customer flow.
All the equipment on the mobile unit will require wireless connectivity.
Commercial Driver License applicants will be able to take the written test and renew existing CDL licenses, but they will not be able to take the Road Skills exam at the mobile units.
The bill requires that each mobile unit be operated by two DMV employees. These employees will have to have CDL’s and be certified driver examiners. A more optimal crew size would be three to four employees per unit to account for vacation, illness, breaks, etc.
These units would also need a support staff for scheduling and back up in addition to the mobile unit teams.
The Division estimates the first year implementation cost to be $1,470,769.
Potential Problems that will have to be resolved:
Compliance with REAL ID Act
Availability of wireless Hotspots
Area sufficient for passenger vehicle road skills testing
Area sufficient for motorcycle skills testing
Electrical connection for recharging generators each night
Restroom facilities
Parking for customers
Fiscal Note Detail
Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2009 Increase/Decrease (use"-") |
2010 Increase/Decrease (use"-") |
Fiscal Year (Upon Full Implementation) |
1. Estmated Total Cost |
1,470,769 |
1,470,769 |
848,769 |
Personal Services |
455,230 |
455,230 |
455,230 |
Current Expenses |
385,539 |
385,539 |
385,539 |
Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Assets |
630,000 |
630,000 |
0 |
Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2. Estimated Total Revenues |
380,000 |
380,000 |
380,000 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
COST:
4 Buses/Motor Home @ $85,000 each $ 340,000
(Equivalent to 25 -30 passenger bus)
Interior Custom Work
- 4 Work Areas @ $25,000 each $ 100,000
4 Generators @ $10,000 each $ 40,000
(Vehicles must be totally Self Contained)
Total Cost to Purchase Buses $ 480,000
PERSONNEL SERVICES:
Driver/Examiner (8) @ $25,000 each $ 200,000
Support Staff (3) @ $25,000 each $ 75,000
Benefits (x 11) @ $13,662 each $ 150,280
Overtime (x 8) $ 25,000
Benefits $ 4,950
Total Personnel Services $ 300,000
Total Benefits $ 155,230
CURRENT EXPENSE:
Staff Training (10) @\ 600 each $ 6,000
Gas/Oil (estimate each unit traveling 250 miles per week)
Cost of Gasoline $2.10/gallon
MPG per mobile unit 5 miles
Gallons per week 50 gallons
Cost of gasoline per
unit per week $105.00 $ 21,840
Oil/Other maintenance $ 10,000
Supplies for upkeep on vehicles $ 3,000
Support vehicle ($495) $ 5,940
Oil/maintenance/cleaning $ 7,500
Insurance $ 10,000
Maintenance on Equipment $ 12,000
Cell Phone Cost ($19.99 x 52 x 8) $ 8,315
Other Communication Costs - Wireless $ 12,000
Travel for 8 Employees -
4 nights per week lodging; Meals for 4 full days:
Lodging @ $88/night $ 146,432
Meals $ 96,512
Rent to park mobile unit
and give test in 30 counties $ 36,000
Consumable inventory $ 10,000
Equipment $ 150,000
(Cameras, Auto Test Work Station, Mainframe PC’s,
Safe, Printers, Driver License/ID Station, Cash
Register, Road Test Equipment, Cell Phone, Laptops)
Will need 2 pieces of equipment for backup
Total Current Expense $ 535,539
Total First year cost $1,470,769
REVENUE:
$1.00 PER Driver License Issued
Number of Driver Licenses issued per year - 380,000
$1.00 fee added on to pay for mobile units
Total revenue per year $ 380,000
Memorandum
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Rick Johnston
Email Address: Rick.M.Johnston@wv.gov