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Kingston council approves $3.95 card fee and $50 garbage interruption charge, effective April 1
Summary
Council approved a $3.95 surcharge on credit card payments and a $50 garbage interruption fee for non‑paying customers, both to take effect April 1, 2026. The fees were adopted unanimously in the March 2 meeting minutes.
The Kingston City Council voted to apply a $3.95 fee to credit card payments beginning April 1, 2026, and to establish a $50 garbage interruption fee for non‑paying customers, also effective April 1. Patresha Northgraves moved to approve the credit card fee, with Reggie Applin seconding; the motion carried unanimously. Payton Silvers moved to approve the $50 garbage interruption fee, seconded by Patresha Northgraves, and that motion likewise carried unanimously.
The minutes record the effective date and the exact amounts: “$3.95 credit card fees on all payments; starting April 1, 2026,” and a “garbage interruption fees for non‑paying customers of $50; starting April 1, 2026.” The transcript does not include an accompanying staff report explaining the fee rationale or model of projected revenue; council members did not record dissent on the fee amounts in the minutes.
