Tom Sandoval says that's not good enough. Kennedy, a Democrat, and Sandoval, a Republican, are seeking election to a four-year term as county treasurer. Sandoval, who lives in Garden Plain, is a retired project manager and project administrator for Boeing. Kennedy is completing her first term in office. She previously had an accounting practice.
Most people come in contact with the treasurer's office when they buy or renew their car tags.
Sometimes the lines are long, especially toward the end of the month. Sandoval says he wants to reduce waiting time by working with insurance companies to add bar codes to proof of insurance cards, so they can quickly be scanned. He also wants to hire retired tag office workers to work part-time during peak periods, such as the lunch hour. Kennedy says she wants to make tag renewal easier by doing it through the Internet and by opening tag offices at neighborhood grocery stores. In August she submitted a proposal for the store sites to the Kansas Department of Revenue, but she has yet to receive a response.