BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Residents in the southern area of Jefferson County could have a new office by Aug. 1 to purchase car tags.

A Jefferson County Commission committee will vote Wednesday whether to create a temporary vehicle-tag renewal office at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.

The Hoover location will have the potential to benefit as many as 150,000 residents along the southern area of Jefferson County, said Travis Hulsey, the county's revenue director.

"While the new office will initially perform tag renewal services only, our goal is to eventually expand to a full array of services which will include" tag renewals, title registrations, driver's licenses, business licenses and other services, Hulsey said.

Hoover City Council last week approved a

to begin tag renewals at the Met on Aug. 1.

County Manager Tony Petelos, a former Hoover mayor, said the Bessemer and Birmingham offices are not convenient for some.

"People who live south of the mountain will have an access point and give us an opportunity to provide more services in the community," he said.

Commissioner Jimmie Stephens said satellite courthouses were closed during the county's financial crisis and the opening of the Hoover office is another post-bankruptcy step to restoring services in the county.

"It makes good business sense to place our satellite in the second largest city in Jefferson County," Stephens said. "We are being proactive in taking steps to increase services to our citizens."

There are seven ticket windows at the Met that can be used as customer service windows for the temporary tag-renewal office, Hoover Executive Director of Operations Allen Pate said earlier this month.

The Met is believed to be a good site for the temporary office because it has ample free parking and is located close to the freeway.

The city will provide maintenance services and all utilities at the site, while the county will provide for its own IT and telecommunications services, according to the MOU.