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Vacaville council approves 2.65% service fee for permitting payments via new TrackIt system
Summary
Council adopted a resolution to pass through payment-processing fees for the TrackIt permitting software: 2.65% for card transactions and $1 for ACH/eCheck, effective when the updated software goes live; council members and public commenters discussed economic impacts for low-income residents.
The Vacaville City Council on Jan. 28 adopted a resolution to implement an electronic payment service fee for TrackIt community‑development transactions. The fee will be 2.65% of the transaction for credit or debit cards and $1 for ACH/eCheck, and will be implemented when the updated TrackIt permitting software goes live (staff said that is expected with the March go‑live date).
Ken Matsamy, the city finance director, reviewed the rationale: “the proposed fee is based off of the amount that would be charged by the payment processor, and so that's 2.65% for credit card or debit card transactions or a dollar for ACH…
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