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City to digitize business licensing; council weighs business‑friendly fees and credit‑card costs
Summary
Staff proposed moving business‑licensing processes online and buying new software; councilors discussed reducing administrative friction to attract businesses, adjusting license fees, and encouraging ACH payments to reduce credit‑card convenience fees paid by the city.
City staff told the budget group that business licensing will move to an online platform to remove paper processes and reduce recurring postage and printing costs, and council members discussed whether fees and enforcement rules should be adjusted to attract businesses.
Bryce, a city staff member overseeing administrative services and software, said the city is evaluating a business‑licensing product to digitize applications, renewals and reminders. "We are trying to move that…
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