Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Finance Payments topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Bedminster approves credit-card payments for municipal fees and awards vendor contract to UnicePay
Summary
The township adopted a resolution authorizing acceptance of credit-card and electronic payments (transaction fees borne by the user) and awarded a contract to Auto Agent Data Solutions LLC, doing business as UnicePay LLC, to provide the payment platform; vendor integrates with multiple municipal systems, and staff said there is no cost to the township.
The Bedminster Township Committee approved two companion resolutions to let residents pay selected municipal fees by credit card and to authorize a contract with Auto Agent Data Solutions LLC (doing business as UnicePay LLC) to provide payment-processing services.
Township administrator Miss Ray said residents and contractors had requested credit-card payment options and that the vendor integrates with multiple department platforms used by the township. She said the approach is designed so there will be "no cost to the township" because transaction fees will be charged back to the user rather than absorbed by municipal budgets.
Committee members asked whether fees are fixed; Miss Ray said fees differ by card type and that the township waited for guidance from the Division of Local Government Services before moving forward. The committee passed both resolutions by roll-call vote; the clerk recorded 'aye' votes from present members.
The awarded contract, as described in the meeting, will allow departments that use different software platforms to accept electronic payments through a vendor that the administrator characterized as broadly compatible. Specific fee schedules, contract amounts and implementation timelines were not stated on the record and will be handled by staff.
