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Leslie council adopts ordinance to allow electronic funds transfers for utility payments
Summary
The City of Leslie council approved Ordinance No. 256 to permit electronic funds transfers (EFT) for utility payments, citing efficiency and Arkansas Code 14-59-105; council suspended the rules to read the ordinance by title and voted to adopt it with an emergency clause so it takes effect immediately.
The City of Leslie council voted to adopt an ordinance authorizing electronic funds transfers (EFT) for payment of utility accounts, the council said during its September meeting.
Speaker 1 introduced Ordinance No. 256, saying the change would let the city make EFT payments directly to energy and utility providers and streamline accounting. "That way, as I spend it, if it's eligible, it'll come back down and at the end of the year, if it's time to reload, everything's right there," Speaker 1 said, describing a virtual-account approach the finance staff will use.
The ordinance text cited Arkansas Code 14-59-105 as permitting municipalities to adopt…
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