Erie County’s auto bureau systems back online [Video]

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – According to Erie County Clerk Mickey Kearns, all systems of the Erie County Auto Bureau are now back online as of Sunday morning following the global tech outages commencing late Thursday night.

“I’m pleased to inform the residents that the services we provide through the Erie County Clerk’s office in all of our auto bureau branches are fully operational, and will be open for normal business hours,” said County Clerk Kearns in a press conference on Monday.

All of the county’s DMV offices were closed on Saturday as county employees worked through the weekend to get systems back online, Kearns noting that because the county was authorized to utilize “Self Prepare” protocols, a state representative didn’t have to come to the county to take care of all the computer systems single-handedly, saving the auto bureau time for residents.

“Normally, you would have to have someone from New York State go …