September 6, 2006
Shown below is an example of an open records request asking for clarification concerning watchdog’s request concerning how many Memphis vehicles have passed the required inspection test in order to buy car tags and how many vehicles did not pass the test. That seems to watchdog to be a fairly simple request. The answers are shown below. If any reader can answer my question, I would appreciate an answer. My guess is that 353,206 passed the test and 73,906 did not pass the test and did not pay their taxes and are still driving around on Memphis streets. That is over $2 million dollars in taxes not paid to the City of Memphis plus unsafe vehicles driving on our streets.
HERE IS THE ANSWER FROM TAUYNA FALKNER
MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION BUREAU
FY 04 DATA SUMMARY
The United States Environmental Protection Agency requires the City of Memphis Motor Vehicle Inspection Bureau to submit emissions inspection data on an annual basis (calendar year). The data reported in the City of Memphis Budget book is on a fiscal year basis. Listed below is the description of the FY04 data.
Initial Tests – This data represents the first time a vehicle is inspected for emissions on an annually. Initial Tests for FY04 is 353,206
Total Tests – This data represents all the inspection test performs (initial, retests, safety, fleet ). Total Tests for FY04 is 427,112
Percent fail for emissions – This data represents the number of initial vehicle failures for emissions. The emission failures for FY04 is 11.5%.
Percent failed for safety – This data represents the vehicles failed first time for safety. The safety failures for FY04 is 11.85%.
The data supplied to Mr. Saino by the Jayne Cresson’s Shelby County Clerk’s Office is the current registration data and has so many variables that it cannot be compared to City of Memphis FY04 data.
From: joseph saino
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 10:22 AMTo: Falkner, TaunyaSubject: RE: various open records matters
HERE IS MY REQUEST TO THE CITY ATTORNEY
Thank you for your reply. What I want to know and I think I asked for is the following. How many individual cars passed the test in FY 04 and how many other individual cars never passed the complete test and did not receive their certificate in order to make them eligible to buy their license renewals? I would appreciate an answer to these two questions.
Shown below is an example of an open records request asking for clarification concerning watchdog’s request concerning how many Memphis vehicles have passed the required inspection test in order to buy car tags and how many vehicles did not pass the test. That seems to watchdog to be a fairly simple request. The answers are shown below. If any reader can answer my question, I would appreciate an answer. My guess is that 353,206 passed the test and 73,906 did not pass the test and did not pay their taxes and are still driving around on Memphis streets. That is over $2 million dollars in taxes not paid to the City of Memphis plus unsafe vehicles driving on our streets.
HERE IS THE ANSWER FROM TAUYNA FALKNER
MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION BUREAU
FY 04 DATA SUMMARY
The United States Environmental Protection Agency requires the City of Memphis Motor Vehicle Inspection Bureau to submit emissions inspection data on an annual basis (calendar year). The data reported in the City of Memphis Budget book is on a fiscal year basis. Listed below is the description of the FY04 data.
Initial Tests – This data represents the first time a vehicle is inspected for emissions on an annually. Initial Tests for FY04 is 353,206
Total Tests – This data represents all the inspection test performs (initial, retests, safety, fleet ). Total Tests for FY04 is 427,112
Percent fail for emissions – This data represents the number of initial vehicle failures for emissions. The emission failures for FY04 is 11.5%.
Percent failed for safety – This data represents the vehicles failed first time for safety. The safety failures for FY04 is 11.85%.
The data supplied to Mr. Saino by the Jayne Cresson’s Shelby County Clerk’s Office is the current registration data and has so many variables that it cannot be compared to City of Memphis FY04 data.
From: joseph saino
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 10:22 AMTo: Falkner, TaunyaSubject: RE: various open records matters
HERE IS MY REQUEST TO THE CITY ATTORNEY
Thank you for your reply. What I want to know and I think I asked for is the following. How many individual cars passed the test in FY 04 and how many other individual cars never passed the complete test and did not receive their certificate in order to make them eligible to buy their license renewals? I would appreciate an answer to these two questions.
Regards, Joe Saino
Here is the answer to the above request.
According to the Public Services Division, the City of Memphis Motor Vehicle Inspection Bureau does not have access to this information nor generates a related report.
Thank you!
Taunya Falkner
City of Memphis - Public Records Coordinator
125 N. Main Street, Room 336
Memphis, TN 38103
posted by watchdog at
11:30 AM
5 Comments:
Another issue to consider about the car tags are all the residents living in the city that have MS tags. Everyday I drive by the apartments around the Berclair area and half the vehicles parked there have MS tags. Why doesn't the city do something about these vehicles to generate some extra tax revenue?
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Anonymous, at 3:49 PM
I thought mississippi tags were more expensive than tennessee tags. What do mississippi tags cost? Please advise. Thanks for your help.
watchdog
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Anonymous, at 8:53 PM
MS tags are priced based on the value of the car. They start high but drop each year. It's concieveable that eventually, they'd cost less than in Memphis.
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Anonymous, at 6:19 AM
The MS tags I see on the vehicles are on older vehicles so they probably cost less since they are based on the value of the vehicle. Also, most of the residents in the apartments around Berclair are hispanics, maybe MS has an easier process to register vehicles for immigrants?
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Anonymous, at 8:04 AM
Does MS require vehicle inspection? If not, then I can understand why someone with an older car would go to Mississippi to get tags. Think about this, if you have a cracked windshield then then you will have to spend more to get your tags because you will have to go that that fixed first. Same goes for emissions.
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Anonymous, at 1:47 PM
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