Gov.-elect Dannel Malloy said he believes the state Department of Motor Vehicles ought to remain a stand-alone agency for now, but left the door open for possible consolidation in the future.
Malloy made his comments at a press conference this morning when he named East Hartford Mayor Melody Currey DMV commissioner.
"She is a great friend, a great servant of the people with a long and admired track record,'' Malloy said. DMV is "the face of state government to the public,'' he added. "I'm looking to Melody to do some of the things that need to be done to make this a more consumer-friendly department, to make it easier for people to transact more and more of their business in their own communities or in their own home.''
Currey, who, like many Malloy appointees, also served in the state legislature, said she will be looking for ways to make the department more efficient.