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Atchison commission approves consent items, support for housing tax credits and switches card processor
Summary
The Atchison City Commission approved its consent agenda including a KDOT sidewalk grant application, adopted a resolution supporting state housing tax-credit applications for two apartment projects, and authorized the city to use InvoiceCloud as the card payment processor with the transaction fee passed to customers.
The Atchison City Commission approved a package of routine items and separate motions to back local housing projects and change the city's credit-card processor at its meeting.
The commission voted unanimously to approve the consent agenda, which included approval of the Sept. 2, 2025 meeting minutes; Resolution No. 3427, authorizing staff to submit a Kansas Department of Transportation grant application for improvements along the Unity Street corridor; registration of Mayor Mary Young, Commissioner Slattery and City Manager Mark Westhoff as voting delegates for the 2025 League of Kansas Municipalities (LKM) convention; and authorization for the city manager to execute the State of Kansas setoff program municipal agreement to assist in collection of delinquent utility payments.
The commission separately adopted Resolution No. 3428, a letter of support for state-administered Kansas Housing Incentive Tax Credit (KHITC) and MIH program applications for proposed apartments at the 1913 property (the former YMCA) and at Central School. City staff said the programs are state funded and that the city has no direct financial stake.
On a separate motion, commissioners authorized staff to contract with InvoiceCloud to handle online and card payments. City Manager Mark Westhoff told the commission InvoiceCloud offered a 3.15 percent fee that would be charged to end users and a $50 monthly service fee to the city; he said the fee “will never pass through the city's budget.” Staff said the change follows earlier negotiations that reduced the city's internal cost but left a higher fee than private vendors offered.
All motions were approved by voice vote. Commissioners recorded the motions and called for aye votes; no roll-call tallies were taken on the record.
