http://treasurer.jocogov.org The latest news and events from the Johnson County Treasurer's Department located in downtown Olathe, Kansas. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/aamva.pdf Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:41:51 GMT The Johnson County Treasurer’s Division of Motor Vehicles, in collaboration with the State of Kansas Department of Revenue and UMB Bank, has received an award from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administration (AAMVA). The DMV and its collaborators were recognized for the county’s Motor Vehicle Payment Processing Program that was initiated in September 2007. The initiative established an electronic lockbox payment processing program to expedite motor vehicle renewals. http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics/story/1515789.html# Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:24:40 GMT By GRACE HOBSON, The Kansas City Star. No one likes to wait an hour or more for the “privilege” of licensing a car, but in Johnson County you no longer have to do so. The county is offering a new service that allows taxpayers to reserve their place in line from the Web. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/locations.aspx?tab=1 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:17:29 GMT The Olathe Division of Motor Vehicles office is now open at their new location at 782 N. Ridgeview Road. Customers may also visit the Mission location at 6000 Lamar. Both offices are open Monday-Friday, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/qlessonline.pdf Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:07:53 GMT The Johnson County Division of Motor Vehicles is pleased to offer access to our new line management system on our website. Customers can see the estimated wait times for our locations, place themselves in line and receive status updates via text messaging by providing their cell phone number. The new system is giving customers a sense of freedom from the motor vehicle process, meaning they don’t have to be tied to waiting in our lobby. By improving the line management system, Johnson County is looking to provide a more positive experience at the DMV. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/return_env.pdf Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:12:22 GMT The Kansas Department of Revenue Title and Registration Division decided they will no longer provide return envelopes to taxpayers for mail-in vehicle tag renewals. The state made this determination to cut costs due to budgetary constraints. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/personalplates070109.pdf Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:14:37 GMT Effective July 1, 2009, the law regarding personalized plates has changed. Up until this point, any combination could be duplicated and placed on an auto, a truck, or a motorcycle in each county in Kansas. The change in the law requires that there will only be only one letter combination per personalized plate in the state of Kansas. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/qless.pdf Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:11:44 GMT The Johnson County Division of Motor Vehicles has launched a new line management, or queuing system, at both locations in Olathe and Mission. The new queuing software, offered by QLess, will offer customers more intuitive options to waiting in line by providing status updates through cell phone text messages. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/olathedmvreopens.pdf Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:59:24 GMT The Olathe DMV located at 782 N. Ridgeview Road will reopen its doors on Tuesday, September 1st at 7:30 am, after being closed on Monday. Customers can visit either the Olathe location, or the Mission location at 6000 Lamar to process their motor vehicle transactions. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/olathedmv_083109.pdf Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:27:53 GMT The Olathe office of the Department of Motor Vehicles, 782 North Ridgeview Road, is closed this morning as Olathe police investigate a weekend break-in at the facility. Customers who would normally use the Olathe facility, located in the Heritage Crossing Retail Center at the southeast corner of Ridgeview and Kansas City roads, are being directed to the County’s Northeast offices at 6000 Lamar in Mission, Kansas, which will stay open until 6:00 pm tonight. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/Olathe_DMV_Move.pdf Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:19:55 GMT The Olathe office of the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is moving to a new location that’s only half a mile away. The existing location at 1327A East Santa Fe Street will be closed on Friday, August 21 and all customers will be directed to the Mission office located at 6000 Lamar. The opening at the new site located at 782 North Ridgeview Road (southeast corner of Ridgeview and Kansas City roads) is tentatively scheduled for Monday, August 24. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/dmvrelocate.pdf Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:58:07 GMT The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners authorized a 10-year lease with KC Road Partners, LP, to relocate the DMV Office to a 9,000-square-foot site at 782 North Ridgeview Road. The new site is in the Heritage Crossing Retail Center at the southeast corner of Ridgeview and Kansas City roads. The relocation to Heritage Crossing is tentatively scheduled for late August or early September. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/2009FTNawards.pdf Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:55:32 GMT Results of 2009 food drive were announced Thursday, July 16 and the Treasurer/DMV DMV received the Chairman’s Award for collecting the most food with 48,719 pounds. They also retained the Commissioners’ Plaque for the best average per-person collection with an average of 633 pounds per employee in 2009. The Treasurer’s Office/DMV received that award in the 2008 campaign with an average of 553 pounds per employee. They also received a Twenty-Four Ton award based on the weight of the collections they received. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/dmv_kdl_fein.pdf Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:26:15 GMT The Kansas Division of Vehicles is working on the statewide DMV Modernization Project to update the current system that is over 20 years old. A key element of a successful implementation is the conversion of data from the old to the new system. Each time an individual visits the motor vehicle office to do title or registration processing they will be required to show their Kansas driver's license. If the vehicle is owned by a business, the business should show their FEIN documents. The name on the title will appear as it is on the driver license or FEIN documents. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/AdAstraPlateDelay.pdf Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:18:03 GMT The Kansas Department of Revenue will suspend issuing the Ad Astra plate beginning with April renewals. Residents will still receive a 2010 sticker to be placed on their old plate. The State began delivering the Ad Astra plate in January 2009 to replace the Capital plate originally issued in 2001. The suspension is an effort to reduce unnecessary expenditures by the State of Kansas. Consequently, the delay will also save Johnson County postage, handling fees and labor costs resulting in an estimated savings of about two-hundred thousand dollars. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:56:56 GMT As of January 1, 2009, new legislation requires an additional fee of $4.00 to be added to each motor vehicle application. This additional fee will be charged annually for each vehicle registered from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2012. The DMV Modernization fee is to be used to update the State’s motor vehicle and driver’s license processing systems. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/2008 tax season.pdf Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:07:50 GMT On November 13th through November 17th, the Johnson County Treasurer’s Department will be mailing approximately 227,000 real estate and personal property tax statements to Johnson County taxpayers. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/GMJoco_2nd_wk_Aug.pdf Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:28:07 GMT The annual Commissioners' Plaque for the best average per-person collection was presented to the Treasurer's Department and Motor Vehicle Department. With 72 employees, 39,787 pounds were collected. That averages to 553 pounds per employee! http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/nacoaward.pdf Fri, 1 Aug 2008 8:47 CST The Johnson County Treasurer’s Department was recently recognized by the National Association of Counties (NACo) for implementing innovative county government programs to better serve area residents. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/documents/nacoaward.pdf http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/GoodMorning_NACo_Awards.pdf Thu, 29 Jul 2008 13:05 CST The Revenue Recovery Program of the Treasurer’s Department was recognized with an Achievement Award from NACo and a 2008 Award for Excellence in Government Finance from the Government Finance Officers Association. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/documents/GoodMorning_NACo_Awards.pdf http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/5kgallery.aspx Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:05 CST Our first Annual Feed the Need 5K Run/Walk was held June 28th at Heritage Park. With the support of our sponsors and 106 participants, we were able to raise over $2,600.00 (about 5 tons of food) for Feed the Need benefiting 10 food pantries throughout Johnson County. Please enjoy these pictures of the event. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/5kgallery.htm http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/feedtheneed.pdf Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:45 CST Please join us for the First Annual Feed the Need 5K Run/Walk on Saturday June 28th, 2008 at 8:00 am at Heritage Park in Olathe, KS. The proceeds from this event will go to support local food pantries. Registration for the race will be $20, and will include a t-shirt for all early entrants. Registration will be available this spring. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/feedtheneed.htm http://treasurer.jocogov.org/dmv/doc/mvnewsletter.pdf Wed, 9 Jan 2008 09:25 CST In order to better communicate with you, our customer, we plan to publish a quarterly newsletter. This newsletter will be available both online and at our motor vehicle locations. The purpose of this newsletter is to provide specialized information to you regarding motor vehicle or motor vehicle related operations and services. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/news.htm Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:00 CST November 19th the Treasurer's Department will begin mailing out over 190,000 Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Statements. The Real Estate Tax Statement contains the information mailer and the bill information. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/news.htm Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:45 CST All 2006 Real Estate taxes that were unpaid as of August 1,2007 will be published by Sun Publications on the following dates: August 16th, 23rd, and 30th, as prescribed by Kansas Statute 79-2303. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/news.htm http://treasurer.jocogov.org/news.aspx Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:00 CST Through our website, taxpayers can now request address changes and print tax payment receipts. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/news.htm http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/2007feedtheneed.pdf Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:45 CST The Johnson County Treasurer's Department claimed a Three-Ton award, and the Department of Motor Vehicles claimed an Eleven-Ton award at the weekly Board of County Commissioner's meeting on 8/2/07 to recognize their collection efforts in the 2007 Feed the Need Campaign. The Rick Beckwith Cup was awarded to the DMV in recognition of having the largest per-person increase in collections over the previous year.. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/documents/2007feedtheneed.pdf http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/New_Treasurer.pdf Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:30 CST After filling the job on an interim basis for the past two years, Charles M. "Mick" Letcher of Olathe has been chosen Johnson County's treasurer. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/documents/New_Treasurer.pdf http://treasurer.jocogov.org Thu, 24 May 2007 12:00 CST The Treasurer's Department mailed out 10,857 tax reminders on all second half real estate and personal property tax accounts that remain unpaid after the 5/10/07 due date has passed. Interest and penalties have begun to accrue as prescribed by Kansas State Statute and will continue until the tax is paid. http://treasurer.jocogov.org http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/united%20way%20second%20reminder.pdf Tue, 09 Oct 2006 22:29:55 GMT In the 2005 campaign, the Treasurer’s Office staff donated $400. By the end of last week, the office staff had donated $1,279 toward the current campaign. That’s an increase of 305 percent of the amount raised last year. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/NACo%202006%20Press%20Release.pdf Tue, 13 Sep 2006 22:29:21 GMT This year the Johnson County Treasurer’s Office received an Achievement Award for their Electronic Homestead Advancement Program from the National Association of Counties. This program was created to enhance overall customer service, streamline government operations, and, most importantly, eliminate unnecessary demands made on elderly, indigent and disabled taxpayers across Johnson County and the state of Kansas. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/Feed_the_Need.pdf Tue, 21 Jul 2006 22:20:15 GMT Announcement of the final results of the 2006 Feed the Need campaign was made by Jay Heermann, director of the Automated Information Mapping System (AIMS), and Tim Mulcahy, director of the Justice Information Management System (JIMS). http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/2006%20GFOA%20award.pdf Tue, 12 Jun 2006 22:18:49 GMT The Johnson County Treasurer’s Office has cashed in on another national award for its Electronic Information, Billing and Collection Program. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/2005%20Tax%20Season%205-1-06.pdf Tue, 01 May 2006 22:18:01 GMT The Johnson County Treasurer’s Department wants to remind taxpayers that second half 2005 taxes are due on or before May 10, 2006. If taxes are not paid by the due date, interest and penalties will begin to accrue as prescribed by Kansas law. To see if your payment has been received and posted, log on to our website http://treasurer.jocogov.org to access your account. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/2005%20Tax%20Season%203-15-06.pdf Tue, 15 Mar 2006 22:15:48 GMT The Johnson County Treasurer’s Department will mail out almost 60,000 real estate and personal property second half tax bills which are due on or before May 10, 2006. Over 98,000 second half bills were requested by Mortgage Companies who are responsible for making payment on behalf of taxpayers. If taxes are not paid by the due date, interest and penalties will begin to accrue as prescribed by Kansas law . To see if your payment has been received and posted, log on to our website http://treasurer.jocogov.org to access your account. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/2005%20Tax%20Season%202-15-06.pdf Tue, 16 Feb 2006 22:14:32 GMT The Treasurer’s Department mailed out an estimated 5,461 delinquent personal property tax reminders February 16th. Interest and penalties have begun to accrue as prescribed by Kansas State Statute and will continue until the tax amount is paid. To see if your payment has been received and posted, log on to our website http://treasurer.jocogov.org to access your account. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/2005%20Tax%20Season%2012-29-05.pdf Tue, 05 Jan 2006 22:13:30 GMT The Treasurer’s Department will mail out an estimated 10,000 delinquent real estate property tax reminders beginning January 6, 2006. By mailing a second notification, Johnson County provides both citizens and mortgage companies a reminder of taxes due. Interest and penalties have begun to accrue as prescribed by Kansas State Statute and will continue until the first half tax amount is paid. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/eChecknews.pdf Tue, 14 Dec 2005 22:11:39 GMT The Johnson County Treasurer’s Office is providing taxpayers the opportunity to electronically debit their checking or savings account online to pay their real estate or personal property tax bill – the cost is $1.00. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/2005%20Tax%20Season.pdf Tue, 16 Nov 2005 22:10:13 GMT Beginning Wednesday, November 16th the Johnson County Treasurer’s Office mailed out over 127,000 Real Estate and Personal Property 2005 Tax Bills. Over 98,000 bills were requested by Mortgage Companies who are responsible for making payment on behalf of taxpayers. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/Press%20Release%202004%20PP%20Taxes.pdf Tue, 07 Oct 2005 22:09:06 GMT Beginning in March 2005 the Sheriff’s Office and Treasurer’s Department again joined forces to collect delinquent personal property taxes which have gone to warrant. The number of outstanding delinquent personal property taxes sent to publication has decreased. By law , an annual list of delinquent personal property taxes is published in the newspaper. Last year, the 2003 personal property taxes list consisted of 761 properties. This year, the 2004 personal property list is down to only 647 properties. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/Hurricane%20Collections.pdf Tue, 22 Sep 2005 22:07:32 GMT Way to go Johnson County! The two-week fund-raising campaign for the American Red Cross and the victims of Hurricane Katrina has resulted in a collection of $32,876.54. The Election Office won the in-house contest in the fund drive with an average donation of $90.20 per full-time employee. Contest runners-up included Human Resources with $41.70 per FTE and the Treasurer’s Office with $34.03 per employee. Mental Health contributed the most funds in the campaign by collecting $5,044, representing $13.09 per FTE, followed by Johnson County Library with $3,661.74 and $12.95 per employee. Wastewater was next with $2,223.99 and $10.12/FTE. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/Counterfeit%20Currency.pdf Tue, 01 Aug 2005 22:06:32 GMT The County Treasurer would like to raise awareness and help departments detect counterfeit currency. With improved technology there is the potential for the number of cases of counterfeit currency to grow. Please be aware that when a counterfeit bill is accepted and deposited it will result in a loss to the department accepting the bill. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/documents/GFOA%20Press%20release.pdf Tue, 07 Jul 2005 22:04:56 GMT The Johnson County Treasurer's Office was highlighted for their accomplishments as Deputy Treasurer, Amy Meeker Berg presented at the annual Government Finance Officer’s Association Conference. Her presentation was made in conjunction with Kenyatta A. Chandler, Manager, ePayment Services, State of Ohio - Office of the Treasurer and Lori Nelson, Senior Vice President, JPMorgan Chase. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/Press%20Release%20Website.pdf Tue, 13 Jun 2005 22:03:48 GMT Take a look… the Treasurer’s Office has received a face lift by updating the look of their website! This update was done just in time to show at the annual Government Finance Officers Conference. http://treasurer.jocogov.org/tre/doc/NACO%20press%20release.pdf Tue, 24 Aug 2004 22:00:58 GMT This year the Johnson County Treasurer’s Office won an Achievement Award for their Electronic Tax Information, Billing, and Collection Program. This program is an innovative concept in handling taxes. The program was created to enhance overall customer service and operational capabilities, thus creating a more economical solution for tax payment processing.