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Benson to pass credit-card processing fees to customers; paving fund amendments slated for consent
Summary
Town staff reported $56,873.78 in card fees absorbed this fiscal year; the board agreed to pass processing fees to customers and to place Project Ordinance Amendment #1 (with $106,415 in Powell Bill funds) and a budget amendment for paving on the next consent agenda.
The Benson Board of Commissioners agreed June 10 to pass credit- and debit-card processing fees to customers and to place paving-related ordinance and budget amendments on the upcoming consent agenda.
Interim Finance Director Angie Thornton said the town has absorbed $56,873.78 in processing fees so far this fiscal year. She said the new utility billing software will charge 2% (or a $0.50 minimum) for utility payments and 3.75% (or a $2.50 minimum) for miscellaneous payments such as library or parks fees. The board concurred that those fees should be passed on to customers, and staff will add the policy change to the consent agenda.
Town Manager Kimberly Pickett described a Project Ordinance Amendment #1 for the street paving project, noting the town received $106,415 in Powell Bill funds for the current fiscal year that will be moved into the paving project fund. She also requested closing the Utilities/Finance Department on June 30 to complete fiscal year-end procedures tied to a software conversion; the board agreed to place those items on consent.
