HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-062 Authorizing the City Manager to Develop and Administer Internal Procedures Covering the Acceptance of Cedit/Debit Card Payment Solutions Oursuant to RCW 39.58.750 Resolution 19-062
RESOLUTION NO. 19-062
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND,
WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DEVELOP AND
ADMINISTER INTERNAL PROCEDURES COVERING THE ACCEPTANCE OF
CREDIT/DEBIT CARD PAYMENT SOLUTIONS PURSUANT TO RCW 39.58.750
WHEREAS, local governments use a wide variety of banking services for the deposit,
disbursement, and safekeeping of public monies; and
WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledges that changes in technology, cash
management practices, and banking industry structure necessitates periodic evaluation of
treasury functions to serve our customers in the most efficient way possible, and
WHEREAS, accepting credit/debit cards for such payments as utility bills, business
taxes, service fees and development fees would be consistent with the practices of many
government agencies and provides a convent payment option to the customer, and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Townsend acknowledges that credit card providers charge
transaction processing fees; and
WHEREAS, a payer desiring to pay by credit card, charge card, debit card, etc. shall
bear the cost of processing the transaction in the amount determined by City Administration,
unless the City Council finds it in the best interests of the City to not charge transaction
processing costs for e-commerce payment transactions, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port
Townsend to authorize the City Manager to develop and administer procedures covering the
acceptance of credit/debit card payment solutions and to charge the customer a convenience fee
to cover transaction processing costs for the use of Credit and Debit Cards, except as determined
by the City Manager to be a community benefit and/or the costs are passed off through the fee
structure.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend at a regular meeting
thereof, held this 15"' day of July 2019.
Deborah Stinson
Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
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Joanna Sanders, MMC Heidi Gre,,nwoc)
City Clerk City Att:or icy