Tense Moments at County Meeting

Minnehaha County residents wait in a long line to do business at the treasurer's office Thursday. This is what one might see at county treasurer's offices across the state of South Dakota, as the state switches over to a new computer system.

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Tense Moments at County Meeting

By KSFY News

Minnehaha County Treasurer Pam Nelson called County Commissioners "Clueless" in a heated exchange this morning over the county's conversion to a new statewide vehicle licensing program. 

County officials also shared with Nelson an offer made by the state to send a second employee to the office to help shorten lines customers are waiting in.  There was a catch - that state employee would have to work in an express line, catering only to those doing basic license renewals. 

Nelson turned that offer down, saying express lines are unfair to those who don't get to jump to the front of the line.  Commissioner Anne Hajek called Nelson's reluctance to work with the state a publicity stunt. 

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Tuesday, Jul 15 at 1:42 PM jarvis wrote ...

It's so easy to set in a chair not understanding the problem and make stupid statements. So many Boardmembers really need to understand what the people are going through.

Tuesday, Jul 15 at 1:50 PM Anonymous wrote ...

I was just there today and was in line for 3 1/2 hours. If they close at 5pm, a person should make sure they are in line by 1pm. I had to take vacation time from work! I know Pam is trying to fight for what it was right, but being too verbal may not be a good career move. What needs to be done is they need to go back to the old system until all the gliches are fixed and more training is given to the employee's. I wonder if lines are slow because employee's don't get the new system.

Tuesday, Jul 15 at 2:16 PM Ty wrote ...

I think they should have that open all the time for renewals.

Tuesday, Jul 15 at 3:22 PM Tax Payer wrote ...

Let Anne Hajek go down there and work with the people that have to wait in line for hours with this joke of a system that the State of South Dakota has stuck us with.

Tuesday, Jul 15 at 3:31 PM CUB4 wrote ...

Sounds like Nelson said no the band-aid approach offered by Rounds. Wonder how Pennington County is making out.

Tuesday, Jul 15 at 6:24 PM Monty wrote ...

Maybe Hajek could help out by taking a shift at a window. Same for Twedt. I bet the salaries of our part-time Commissioners like Hajek and Twedt are comparable to the hourly wages paid to employees of the Treasurer's office for 40 plus a week.

Wednesday, Jul 16 at 9:30 AM Another Tax Payer wrote ...

Has Anne Hajek or any other commissioner been down to long lines and talked to people to see what is really going on? Or is just too easy to spout off their comments from their chairs without being on the front lines?

Wednesday, Jul 16 at 12:32 PM Anonymous wrote ...

and the people need to understand that it is the COMPUTER SYSTEM that is slow, not the employees of the treasurer's office. they have been trained but they--themselves--cannot do anything to improve the speed of the system. technology switches take time to work out, just be patient citizens, im sure the employees would welcome that.

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