(a) 
Each officer employed by the city who, as part of that employment, collects fees, fines, court costs, or other charges from members of the public that are due the city is authorized to accept credit cards as payments for such fees, fines, court costs and other charges.
(b) 
For each fee, fine, court cost, or other charge that is paid by credit card, the officer collecting same shall also collect a processing fee in an amount equal to three percent of the amount of the fee, fine, court cost, or other charge, as authorized by section 132.003(b), Texas Local Government Code.
(c) 
If for any reason a payment by credit card is not honored by the credit card company on which the funds are drawn, the officer shall collect from the member of the public who attempted to pay by credit card an additional service charge in an amount equal to the fee then being charged for the collection of a check drawn on a account with insufficient funds, as authorized by section 132.004, Texas Local Government Code.
(d) 
The mayor shall be authorized on behalf of the city to contract with a company that issues credit cards to collect and seize credit cards issued by the company that are outdated or otherwise unauthorized. Such contract may provide that the city will charge the company a fee for the return of such credit cards, as authorized by section 132.005, Texas Local Government Code.
(e) 
Processing fees and service charges collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the general fund of the city, as provided by section 132.006, Texas Local Government Code.
(Ordinance 1113 adopted 10/1/09)
In accordance with section 140.009 of the Texas Local Government Code there shall be imposed an additional fee of thirty percent on all debts and accounts receivable, i.e.: fines, fees, restitution, other debts, and costs that are more than sixty days past due and have been referred to a private firm for collection.
(Ordinance 1138 adopted 8/26/13)
The city council hereby elects:
(1) 
To have chapter 252 of the Texas Local Government Code supersede section 7.14 of the city charter and any other provision of the city charter which may address purchasing procedures that may conflict with chapter 252; and
(2) 
That chapter 252 of the Texas Local Government Code, in its entirety, shall govern the purchasing procedures of the city from the date of passage of the ordinance from which this section derives.
(Ordinance 1175 adopted 8/7/17)