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City manager outlines IT vendor change, water grant pursuit and merchant‑processing changes
Summary
The city manager announced a new IT contract, plans for a $250,000 water‑system engineering grant application and explained recent changes to merchant‑processing fees and efforts to reduce credit‑card costs.
City manager staff told the council they are transitioning information‑technology and audiovisual services to a new private firm that serves small cities, aiming to improve AV and phone systems. The manager said he had signed the contract for the 1st Street improvement project (grant funded) and that staff are preparing a $250,000 application to a new state regional infrastructure fund for engineering/design work related to water improvements.
The manager also discussed the city’s merchant‑processing history: the city previously paid an average of about 10% in processing fees, has reduced that amount and beginning April 1 started collecting a 3% fee on card payments to offset costs (the city currently pays approximately 3.9% to processors). Councilors raised questions about consumer protection and alternative payment methods; staff said they will continue to encourage online payments, checks and bank auto‑pay to reduce processing costs.
