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Council approves code change allowing payment-processing fees to be passed to users; language to be refined before second reading
Summary
On first reading council approved Ordinance 48-20-25 to let the city pass payment-processing fees (e.g., $0.50 + 0.5% plus card-network charges) to the payer instead of the city; councilors and residents pressed for clearer consumer-facing language and fee caps before the ordinance's second reading.
The council on Nov. 3 approved the first reading of Ordinance 48-20-25, which amends the city code to allow the city to pass payment-processing fees to the person using credit/debit cards or other electronic payment methods, and makes changes to trash-fee administration for residents away three months or longer.
City Controller (first introduced as Peter Grama) explained the…
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