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Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 13 -152
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OFFICIAL FEE SCHEDULE
Motion By: Morton
Second By: Soukup
WHEREAS, The City currently offers an ACH payment option (utility payments automatically withdrawn
from customers' accounts on the due date) and accepts payments through 3,d party providers
such as Metavante, Check Free and Online Resources (the customer initiates the payments
through their bank) without any transaction fee charged by the City; and
WHEREAS, The City plans to provide additional payment mechanisms for utility customers, specifically,
eChecks; and
WHEREAS, The City considers the transaction fees incurred for providing the additional payment
mechanism of eChecks a cost of doing business and will, therefore, incorporate those costs
into the utility rates; and
WHEREAS, The City does not wish to absorb the cost for providing the additional payment mechanisms of
debit/credit cards and, therefore, pass on these costs to other utility customers in the utility
rates.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. Transaction fees incurred for debit and credit card transactions for utility payments will be paid directly
by utility account holders.
3. The Council has authorized that the transaction costs incurred for debit/credit card utility payments be
added to the City Official Fee Schedule, and that the Fee Schedule should be amended to reflect these
fees.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 28 DAY OF OCTOBER 2013.
YES
1•
Hedberg
X
Hedberg
Keeney
X
Keeney
McGuire
X
McGuire
Morton
X
Morton
Soukup
X
Soukup
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Frank yyl s, tity Manager