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County will require credit-card payers to cover processing fees, legislators say
Summary
Board approved an amendment requiring individuals who pay by credit card to cover processing fees; a legislator said the county currently spends about $140,000 annually on such fees.
The Board adopted an amendment to a 2002 act that requires people who choose to pay county fees by credit card to reimburse the county for processing fees or surcharges. Legislator Woodson Samuels said the county currently pays roughly $140,000 annually to cover these charges and moved the amendment on behalf of the Budget and Appropriations Committee; the item passed unanimously.
The transcript records the $140,000 figure and states the change adds a requirement that any person offering payment by credit card shall be required to pay the county any service fee or surcharge that may be incurred. Legislators did not discuss implementation details such as how fees will be displayed at point of payment or which payments are affected; those details typically appear in county administrative procedures after adoption.
