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Council hears staff proposal to add $3.50 recovery fee for many city credit‑card transactions
Summary
Staff proposed a $3.50 flat fee for payments processed through the city’s Tyler gateway to recover processing costs, with other strategies for parks and small‑ticket retail to avoid disproportionate charges; council asked operational questions and staff will draft ordinance language.
City finance staff asked the council on Jan. 27 to adopt a standardized, transaction recovery approach to credit‑card processing costs.
Jay (finance) explained the city uses multiple payment gateways across city services (Tyler Technologies gateway for City Hall functions, another system at the waterpark and a variety of point‑of‑sale processors for parks facilities). Staff said the Tyler‑processed…
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