[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Chittenango as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-23-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019[1]]
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Editor's Note: This article, originally adopted as Ch. 72, was redesignated to fit the organization of the Code.
The definitions, as set forth in General Municipal Law §§ 5 and 5-b, for the terms "credit card issuer" and "financing agency," are hereby incorporated by reference.
A. 
The Village Board hereby authorizes agreements with one or more financing agencies or card issuers to provide for acceptance by the Village Treasurer and the Village Treasurer's designees, as a means of payment of fines, penalties, surcharges, taxes, fees, charges and special assessments, owed to the Village via a municipal Internet website for municipal utility services.
B. 
The Village Board hereby authorizes the Village of Chittenango Justice Court to accept the payment of fines, penalties, surcharges and fees by credit card.
The agreements referred to herein shall govern the terms and conditions upon which a credit or charge card proffered as a means of payment of fines, penalties, surcharges, taxes, fees, charges and special assessments, shall be accepted or declined and the manner in and conditions upon which the financing agency or card issuer shall pay to the Village the amounts of the fines, penalties, surcharges, taxes, fees, charges and special assessments, paid by means of a credit or charge card via the Internet pursuant to such agreement.
The agreements referred to herein shall provide that as a condition for accepting payment by credit or charge card, such person offering payment by credit or charge card shall pay a service fee, not to exceed the actual costs generated in connection with implementation and operation of the credit or charge card payment via the Internet transaction program.
The underlying bill, account or other amount owed to the Village for which payment by credit or charge card is accepted by the Village shall not be expunged, canceled, released, discharged or satisfied and any receipt or any other evidence of payment shall be deemed conditional until the Village has received a final and unconditional payment of the full amount due from the financing agency or card issuer for such credit card transaction, on behalf of the payor of such amount due.
A. 
When payment is made via the Internet, the Village shall provide a confirmation page to the payor following the completion of the Internet transaction. Such confirmation page shall include at least the following:
(1) 
The date that the Internet transaction was completed and sent by the payor; and
(2) 
A notice advising the payor to print out and retain the confirmation page as his or her receipt.
B. 
Payment received via the Internet shall be considered received by the appropriate officer and paid at the time the Internet transaction is completed and sent by payor.
C. 
The underlying bill or other amount owed to the Village for which payment over the Internet is accepted by the Village shall not be expunged, canceled, released, discharged or satisfied, and any receipt or other evidence of payment shall be deemed conditional, until the Village has received total and unconditional payment for the full amount due.