Officials with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the village of Batavia gathered for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the new ownership of the BMV. From left are Beavercreek Deputy Registrar Kim McDavitt, Ohio Senator Joseph Uecker, Mackenzie Hoening, Department Director of Field Operations for Ohio BMV Tom Haller, Field Representative for District 3 Mindy Hale, BMV Field Services District 3 Chief Mark Mechley, Deputy Registrar Drew Hoening, Assistant District Chief District 3 BMV Karen Staun, Ohio BMV Registrar Mike Rankin, and Batavia Mayor John Thebout.

Officials with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the village of Batavia gathered for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the new ownership of the BMV. From left are Beavercreek Deputy Registrar Kim McDavitt, Ohio Senator Joseph Uecker, Mackenzie Hoening, Department Director of Field Operations for Ohio BMV Tom Haller, Field Representative for District 3 Mindy Hale, BMV Field Services District 3 Chief Mark Mechley, Deputy Registrar Drew Hoening, Assistant District Chief District 3 BMV Karen Staun, Ohio BMV Registrar Mike Rankin, and Batavia Mayor John Thebout.
By Kristin Rover
Sun staff

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the Clermont County Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Batavia Sept. 5. The office changed ownership earlier this summer.

Deputy Registrar Drew Hoening began his duties at the office at the beginning of June. Hoening said he has a five-year contract with the state of Ohio to run the office.

“I am glad we are here,” Hoening said. “It has been a good experience so far.”

Hoening said the office will be run similarly to how it was run, but there have been some minor changes.

He said the hours have changed slightly. The office will be open from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Monday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday.

“We extended Monday and shortened Wednesday,” Hoening said.

Hoening was previously the office manager of the Beavercreek BMV.

Ohio BMV Registrar Mike Rankin, who attended the ribbon cutting ceremony, said Hoening was an excellent choice to run the office.

Rankin said Hoening will run the BMV like a small business.

“Drew is a non-government entity under contract with the state,” Rankin said. “Revenue will go to him and his employees.”

Clermont County Auditor Linda Fraley was previously in charge of running the office, and according to Fraley, profits from the BMV went into the county’s general fund.

Rankin said that the small business setup has worked well at BMV offices throughout the state.

“It’s an excellent private-public setup,” Rankin said.

Rankin said Ohio is one of the top states in the country when it comes to satisfied BMV customers.

For more information about the BMV in Ohio visit http://bmv.ohio.gov/.