Credit card and e-check fee increase
Summary
The city will now charge up to 3.75% on card payments and up to $2 on e-checks, recovering about $370,000 a year it has been absorbing. Cash and check remain free; a 45-day notice period was added after concerns about low-income and disabled residents.
At a glance
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
Saves the city roughly $370,000 a year but shifts costs to residents who pay by card or e-check.
The city's general fund and all residents who don't pay by card, since the subsidy ends.
Low-income, disabled, and fixed-income residents who rely on card payments could pay over $100 a year in new fees.
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