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School committee to stop absorbing online payment convenience fees; change takes effect July 1
5882087 · May 9, 2025
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The Swampscott School Committee voted unanimously May 8 to stop absorbing Unibank online payment convenience fees and to pass those fees to payers beginning July 1, 2025, after staff reported the district has paid nearly $16,800 in fees in FY24.
The Swampscott School Committee voted unanimously May 8 to stop absorbing Unibank convenience fees for online payments and to begin passing those fees through to the person making the payment, effective July 1, 2025.
District staff presented a memo showing the district paid $7,616 in convenience fees in FY21 and $16,793 in…
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