City Could Release Details About DMV Closing This Week

The Golden Valley Motor Vehicle Licensing Department remains closed after two months due to an independent audit--implemented in response to the discovery of problems with "accounting and procedures."

The city has kept details of the audit private. But when asked for an update Tuesday night, Mayor Linda R. Loomis said she hopes that the internal reviews can be made public this week.

"There's nothing we can say publicly now," she said. 

The city had asked the Department of Public Safety to close the Golden Valley DMV to conduct the audit. Mayor Loomis that the city is not intentionally hiding details. Irregularities had been found, she said, and an investigation was ongoing.

The city hired the auditor to review policies, procedures and internal controls at the DMV, according to the city's website. The auditor is also charged with making preliminary recommendations to change procedures at the DMV, a statement says.

According to the city manager’s office, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Driver and Vehicle Services Division, which oversees the licensing department, will assess the department’s authority to reopen after completing internal reviews and implementing new procedures.

To find licensing services at other area offices, visit the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Driver and Vehicle Services Division website.

-Justin Horwath contributed reporting.