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Council approves switch to BS&A Online for payments; city projects $24,000 annual savings

5384812 · June 4, 2025
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Summary

The council voted to move the city's third‑party payment processing to BS&A Online, a real‑time system the finance director said will save about $24,000 annually on the city side and change some transaction fees for residents.

The Eastpointe City Council on June 3 approved a staff recommendation to replace the city’s current third‑party payment providers with BS&A Online for real‑time processing of municipal payments, authorizing the finance director to process necessary documents.

Finance Director Blanton explained to the council that the city currently uses two providers (DivDat and Point & Pay) that require daily file transfers and a kiosk that generates transactions not all tied to Eastpointe; moving to BS&A Online will…

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