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Council pauses change on credit-card fees; staff to return with implementation plan
Summary
After council members and residents questioned continuing city‑paid credit‑card fees for utility and parking transactions, staff was asked to return with a concrete implementation plan and timeline; council allowed limited immediate action so vendors can be paid.
TAMPA — Council members pressed City finance staff for a timetable on a previously directed change to stop subsidizing third‑party credit‑card processing fees for city transactions, and asked for a written plan to implement the council’s prior direction without disrupting vendor services.
Background and public concern: Residents raised questions about why the city continues to absorb card-processing fees, which critics say effectively subsidize credit-card users at the expense of…
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