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College Park council OKs ParkMobile as secondary pay‑by‑phone option, approves service agreement
Summary
The council authorized the city manager to enter a service agreement with ParkMobile, LLC as a secondary mobile payment vendor for city parking, a move supporters said would reduce confusion for drivers while some councilmembers raised concerns about added Merchant‑of‑Record fees and lower municipal revenue.
The College Park City Council authorized the city manager on May 13 to enter a service agreement with ParkMobile, LLC as a secondary mobile pay‑by‑phone provider for city parking operations.
Parking Enforcement Manager Miller presented the item (agenda 25GS51), describing the proposal as an option to add ParkMobile in addition to the city’s current provider, Ames/AMP Park. Miller told the council the city’s 2024 mobile app transactions totaled 58,079 and that shifting all mobile payments to ParkMobile would add a 3% Merchant‑of‑Record (MOR) fee in addition to the typical $0.20 per transaction processing fee the city pays today.
Miller said a full hypothetical shift to…
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