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Finance director reports fee-schedule updates: card-processing costs down, public‑safety fee generating revenue
Summary
Milwaukie finance staff told council that a 3% payment-card processing fee and an increase in auto‑draft accounts have reduced card fees and that a December public-safety fee has produced about $384,000 in five months; council reviewed other fee changes (tree preservation, right-of-way licenses, municipal court dismissals) and directed follow-ups on several items.
Finance staff presented the draft 2027–2028 fee schedule after the water-rate discussion, reporting early results from recent changes and proposing modest adjustments across several service areas.
Finance staff said a 3% payment-card processing fee implemented Feb. 1, 2026 has correlated with lower card-fee expenses and more customers enrolled in auto-draft. "At the end of last year, we were averaging about $15,000 a month in credit card fees. In March, it's 9,600," the finance presentation said, noting an increase in auto-draft…
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