![]() ![]() The Butler County Sheriff’s Office and Prosecutor Mike Gmoser are working to identify the appropriate criminal charges, and charges will likely be filed against Kornhaus in the coming days, officials said. The stolen postage was estimated at $3,000. Kornhaus allegedly printed postage and received a money order refund from the post office on about ten occasions beginning in February, 2017. Justin Kornhaus of West Chester allegedly admitted his involvement in the fraudulent transactions. "This is a service that we're providing.HAMILTON, Ohio - A former Butler County Clerk of Courts employee is accused of stealing about $3,000 in postage, reports WCPO media partner the Journal-News.Ĭlerk of Courts Mary Swain said her office discovered on Thursday that a staff member was possibly using a postage machine to print postage and then obtain a refund from the post office. "All we want to do is pay the salaries of the people who are working and get people their license," he said. He said he didn't have budgetary figures for the program but just like Swain, he said making money isn't really goal. Miller said they have nine examiners approved by the state and two more in training, but they also do commercial driver's license testing. "Two, three months at some places, much like the CDL side which got privatized years ago, car testing is going the same way." "The backlog at the state for getting people to get their license was pretty enormous," Miller said about the reason for opening testing up to third parties. He said the program has gone very well and drivers can get appointments much faster - often next day or at least within a week or less - than the BMV testing sites. Swain routinely returns $1.5 million in excess title fees to the general fund but she said she doesn't expect this program to bring anywhere close to that amount.īutler Tech's Transportation Training and Testing coordinator Jim Miller said they started their program last September and since then have tested about 2,500 drivers. It's a nice service for Butler County, I believe it will definitely cover its costs and then some." "But as years go on and we've got this thing rolling, we don't look to make a fortune. "The first year we'll probably make money on it, I don't think we'll make a lot of money on it," Statzer said. The start-up cost is $209,950 which includes $52,000 for salary and benefits for the four examiners, $7,200 to build out work stations at both locations, $3,000 for computers and other expenses. The tests at the BMV are free and can be scheduled Monday through Saturday. The Butler Tech tests cost $50 - $25 for each portion - and are offered Monday through Friday out of the Liberty Twp. The tests at Swain's two locations will be offered Tuesday through Saturday. Now that the pilot program was successful, we are expanding the program." "Joining Preble County in the pilot phase of the project were six other locations at driver training schools in Auglaize, Coshocton, Delaware, Putnam, and Summit counties and Butler Tech in Butler County. "The BMV launched a pilot program with the Preble County Clerk of Court to contract as a third-party location for driver's license skills test," Crow said. The only one in Butler County previously was the BMV location off Ohio 4 on the east side of Hamilton. "You always have those butterflies in your stomach, and I am getting in a car with inexperienced drivers, yeah I would say I'm a little nervous."īret Crow, communications director for the Ohio Department of Public Safety, told the Journal-News before a pilot program was launched last July there were only 50 driver's examination sites in the state. "Change is always a little nerve wracking anytime you go from one thing to another," he said. The former title clerk said he was happy to take on the new challenge because "this just seemed like it was calling to me to put myself in a better position to grow and to help people get something that is so important in everyday life and keep our roads safe." Jordan Wilson, who is one of the new examiners, said the state trainers will be in the car with him for the first few appointments. Swain is moving four title office employees into this new program - she'll need to hire replacements - and they have been training with state testers to learn the rules of road, so to speak. If they pass one and fail the other they can come back and only have to pay the cost of the failed section of the test. Statzer said it essentially will cost $17.50 each, for the road test and maneuverability. ![]() The test will cost $35 if a driver schedules in advance and $45 for walk-ins. "So they're looking for basically to kind of help with the logjam with offices that know how to deal with drivers." "It gets so heavily scheduled, there can be sometimes three months and longer wait to get in to do this," Statzer said. ![]()
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