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City staff explores Clerk of Court partnership to audit merchant‑fee collections
Panama City Commission · April 1, 2026
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Summary
Budget staff said they met with the Bay County Clerk of Court to explore auditing merchants and improving collection of the city's merchant fee; staff said an interlocal agreement could be returned to the commission if feasible.
Budget staff told the commission they have begun exploring partnerships to improve collection of Panama City's merchant fee after acknowledging the fee has largely operated on an honor system.
Brandy Waldron, the city's budget director (identified in the workshop materials), said she and another staff member met with Clerk…
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