ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE RE-AUTHORIZING AND RE-STATING METHODS OF CREDIT CARD PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF AUBURN SUMMARY

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1 Received via 12/1/10 11:35am Clerk-Treasurer s mailbox Auburn, IN ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE RE-AUTHORIZING AND RE-STATING METHODS OF CREDIT CARD PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF AUBURN SUMMARY This Ordinance amends Ordinance re-stating and re-authorizing the methods of payment to the City of Auburn as it relates to credit cards. Recorder s Office Auditor s Office Clerk s Office _12/23/10 Publish Public Hearing Publish O/R after Adoption Other Auburn Internet Code Site

Ordinance amends Ordinance 2008-11 re-stating and re-authorizing the methods of payment to the City of Auburn as it relates

2 ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE RE-AUTHORIZING AND RE-STATING METHODS OF CREDIT CARD PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF AUBURN WHEREAS, Indiana Code allows municipalities to accept credit cards and other methods for payment by enacting a local ordinance; WHEREAS, the City of Auburn has received numerous requests to accept payment for services by credit card and other methods; WHEREAS, this Ordinance shall revise and re-state the procedure for the Clerk- Treasurer as it relates to the acceptance and payment to the City of Auburn by Credit Card; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, INDIANA: That method of payment for the City of Auburn shall be as follows: Section 1. Method of Payment. The City of Auburn may accept payment for municipal services by any of the following methods: 1. Cash 2. Check 3. Bank Draft 4. Money Order 5. Bank Card or Credit Card 6. Electronic Funds Transfer

for payment by enacting a local ordinance; WHEREAS, the City of Auburn has received numerous requests to accept payment for services by credit card and other methods; WHEREAS, this Ordinance shall

3 Section 2. SERVICE CHARGE The Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Auburn, Indiana is authorized and shall recover any fees, charges, or administrative costs associated with payments made by bank credit card, electronic funds transfer or any other similar method. The Clerk-Treasurer shall add said charges to the invoice and shall inform the customer of the additional charge for said service prior to it being made. Said charges shall be implemented to off-set the direct costs incurred for said service and payment. The implementation of processing of credit card payments shall be consistent for all payments made, either in person, electronically, or in person. Section 3. Credit Cards. The Clerk-Treasurer is authorized to contract with a bank card or credit card vendor for acceptance of bank cards or credit cards. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this Ordinance re-authorizing and amending methods of payment to the City of Auburn shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor and the Common Council of the City of Auburn, Indiana, and appropriate publication with a statutorily accepted newspaper with circulation in DeKalb County, Indiana. A hard copy of this ordinance shall be kept by the City Clerk-Treasurer. This ordinance shall be codified in the Auburn Municipal Code of Ordinances and placed on the City of Auburn Municipal web site. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Auburn, Indiana, this day of, ATTEST: Patricia M. Miller, Clerk-Treasurer James Finchum, Council Member

electronic funds transfer or any other similar method.

4 Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Auburn, Indiana, this day of, PATRICIA M. MILLER, Clerk-Treasurer APPROVED AND SIGNED by me this day of, NORMAN E. YODER, Mayor VOTING: AYE NAY Marilyn Gearhart David Painter Richard Stahly Keith Schrimshaw James Finchum Denny Ketzenberger Michael Walter

MILLER, Clerk-Treasurer APPROVED AND SIGNED by me this day of, 2011. NORMAN E.

5 AUBURN PROVISIONS REGARDING RECIPT OF CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS CHAPTER 55: PROVISIOSN REGARDING RECIEPT OF CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS Section Method of Payment Service Charge Credit Cards METHOD OF PAYMENTS The City of Auburn may accept payment for municipal services by any of the following methods: 1. Cash 2. Check 3. Bank Draft 4. Money Order 5. Bank Card or Credit Card 6. Electronic Funds Transfer SERVICE CHARGE The Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Auburn, Indiana is authorized and shall recover any fees, charges, or administrative costs associated with payments made by bank credit card, electronic funds transfer or any other similar method. The Clerk-Treasurer shall add said charges to the invoice and shall inform the customer of the additional charge for said service prior to it being made. Said charges shall be implemented to off-set the direct costs incurred for said service and payment. The implementation of processing of credit card payments shall be consistent for all payments made, either in person, electronically, or in person CREDIT CARDS The Clerk-Treasurer is authorized to contract with a bank card or credit card vendor for acceptance of bank cards or credit cards.

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