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Council debates proposed $5 online convenience fee as staff weighs legality and vendor options
Summary
Council discussed a proposed ordinance (Resolution 2025‑R‑27) to allow a flat convenience fee for online credit- and debit-card payments; members questioned legal limits, the distinction between surcharges and convenience fees, and vendor costs, and the ordinance was set for a second reading.
Council on Aug. 11 discussed Resolution 2025‑R‑27, which would authorize a flat convenience fee for online credit- and debit-card payments to offset transaction costs. Administration said the city’s current cloud permit/payment vendor offers card acceptance but the vendor charges a processing fee and a flat convenience fee of $5 was proposed so the city would not lose money on…
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