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Sunbury committee advances draft $50 insufficient‑funds fee to be sent to council
Summary
Finance staff introduced a draft ordinance to establish a $50 penalty for payments the bank cannot honor; staff said the draft will be clarified to apply to all uncollectible payments and will be forwarded to City Council for formal consideration.
Sunbury City Finance Committee reviewed a draft ordinance in March 2025 that would establish a $50 fee for insufficient or uncollectible payments.
City staff presented the draft as a new written policy to cover occasional bad checks and other payments that the bank cannot process. “I went ahead and put together a $50 penalty per transaction,” a city staff member told the committee. Staff said the fee was intended to cover the bank charge and staff processing…
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