NCDMV commissioner Goodwin to step down from agency
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — After three years at the helm of the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, Commissioner Wayne Goodwin told state lawmakers Wednesday morning that he plans to step down from the position.
His announcement comes two weeks after his position was posted on a government careers website.
Goodwin had been in his role since 2022 and appears to have made some strides in reducing long wait times at agency offices.
Some residents have cited inefficiencies and frustrations in scheduling appointments.
“I did find one the other day when I was looking around. And it was for an office around an hour from (Raleigh) and the first appointment they had available was sometime in May. And this is the end of February, and my license needs to be renewed in the next 60 days,” said Eric Schmidt. “So I’m here to wait in line so I can get it renewed.”
In a speech to lawmakers at a Joint Senate Appropriations on Department of Transportation meeting Wednesday morning, Goodwin said, “”More and more over the course of the last year, especially the last six months, I’ve been considering what the next chapters in my professional life will be and what I’d like to do to be happy and happier, as we all do, while still doing my part to make the state a better place than we found it.”
