[R.O. 1993 § 140.680; Ord. No. 2536 § 1, 11-11-2003; Ord. No. 2710 § 1, 3-9-2010]
A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) hereby is imposed upon and shall be collected by City Officials from each person, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity who or which tenders payment of any fee, tax, fine or other debt owed to the City by means of a check or draft which is dishonored due to insufficient funds, non-existent account or any other cause by the bank or other financial institution upon which the check is drawn. City Officials are authorized and directed to collect said fee in full before accepting any subsequent payment and may, in their discretion, refuse to accept any other checks from the payor but rather require the payor to tender all future payments either in cash or by certified check or money order. The fee hereby imposed is to cover the City's cost of handling and collecting such dishonored checks.
[R.O. 1993 § 140.690; Ord. No. 2795 §§ 1 — 2, 1-8-2013]
A. 
Authorization For Acceptance Of Credit Card And Debit Card Payments. City Officials hereby are authorized to accept credit card and debit card payments for user fees (e.g., City utility payments), license fees, permit fees, business license fees, taxes, court fines, and all other payments.
B. 
Transaction Fee. City Officials hereby are authorized and directed to assess and collect a two dollar ($2.00) transaction fee upon the payor for each and all credit card and debit card payments at the time of such transaction which shall be added to, and included in, such payments.