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Council lowers credit/debit card surcharge; staff to refund overcharged amounts
2532167 · February 26, 2025
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Summary
After one month of data showed lower processing costs than projected, the council approved an ordinance lowering the city’s payment card surcharge from 2.45% to 1.5% and directed staff to credit customers for the difference.
The Walla Walla City Council on Feb. 26 adopted Ordinance 2025-03 to lower the surcharge applied to payments made by credit or debit card. Council approved the change after staff reported January transaction data showed the city's actual processing costs were lower than the 2.45% fee the council had previously adopted.
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