Select Board tables decision on Catalyst online payments pending staff briefing
The Select Board reviewed a proposal for Catalyst, an online municipal payments platform, and raised questions about transaction fees (material quoted at 2.95% per card transaction plus $1.50 for e-check), who would absorb fees, likely uptake in a small town, and vendor suitability; members tabled the decision until the staff member who researched options is available.
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Select Board members reviewed materials for Catalyst, a municipal online-payment vendor the town used ARPA funds to implement, and questioned whether implementing card payments makes sense for Weybridge. One board member read fees cited in the packet: "it says 2.95% per transaction, which is very standard across the board," and asked whether the town or the payer would absorb those costs and how many residents would use the service.
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